The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Matt Gallagher crossed the line in 1:21:36: 1,232nd of 2,771 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:49 behind the median.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 1:45 on Berlin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:01v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:27v median −0:21
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 3:37v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 3:44v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 3:55v median −0:15
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 3:37v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 3:39v median −0:27
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 5:18v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:48
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.