The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Holdaway finished 1,231st of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:21:35, faster than 56% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:33 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:04. The race faded late: the second half went 3:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:42 faster at London Excel 2025 than at London 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 3:29v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 3:58v median +0:10
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 3:55v median −0:05
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:00v median −0:03
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:03v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 3:54v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 4:18v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:24Running 8 5:53v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:20
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.