The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Poulter finished 1,458th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:24:23.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 3:21v median +0:06
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 3:54v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:14v median +0:14
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 4:16v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:28v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:37v median +0:31
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:34v median +0:28
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 6:37v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:49
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.