The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Matthew Holdback crossed the line in 1:21:24: 1,214th of 2,771 men, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:32v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:04v median +0:16
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:07v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:13v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:20v median +0:10
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:11v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 4:19v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 6:08v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2761
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,761 men who finished.