The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Ford Orton crossed the line in 1:23:14: 1,361st of 2,771 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:45. The race faded late: the second half went 3:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:23v median +0:08
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 3:33v median −0:15
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 3:41v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 3:41v median −0:22
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 3:58v median −0:12
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Block 06 5:09Running 6 3:44v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 3:51v median −0:15
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Block 08 17:40Running 8 5:28v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:08
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.