The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jake Smith finished 648th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:13:07, faster than 77% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 64% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:22 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:22Running 1 2:47v median −0:24
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:33v median −0:12
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 3:48v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 3:52v median −0:09
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:00v median −0:08
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:55v median −0:08
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 3:52v median −0:13
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:34v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:37
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.