The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Alex Blake crossed the line in 1:14:45: 772nd of 2,779 men, faster than 72% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:46 better 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 7:58Running 1 3:09v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:35v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 3:44v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 3:45v median −0:16
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 3:45v median −0:23
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:39v median −0:24
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 3:40v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 5:20v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.