The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Graham Shaw finished 634th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:12:51, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 2:51v median −0:20
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Block 02 5:32Running 2 3:12v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 3:16v median −0:43
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 3:17v median −0:44
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Block 05 7:58Running 5 3:25v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:20v median −0:43
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 3:16v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 4:33v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2777
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,777 men who finished.