The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Martyn Gingell crossed the line in 1:22:10: 1,280th of 2,771 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:04 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 worse 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 8:18Running 1 3:16v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 3:51v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:07v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:04v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:13v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:02v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 4:16v median +0:10
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 6:03v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:16
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.