The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Thompson finished 678th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:13:34, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:22 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:41 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 7:14Running 1 2:47v median −0:24
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:37v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:05v median +0:06
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:14v median +0:13
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:25v median +0:17
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:14v median +0:11
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 3:58v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:38v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.