The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:34 at London Excel 2025 put Robert Pickford 1,399th of 2,771 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:03. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 better 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 8:24Running 1 3:03v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 3:29v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 3:38v median −0:22
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 3:45v median −0:18
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Block 05 8:39Running 5 3:49v median −0:21
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:42v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 3:46v median −0:20
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Block 08 13:26Running 8 5:57v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:49
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.