The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ethan Newcombe finished 1,473rd of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:24:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:19 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 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 8:01Running 1 3:04v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 3:31v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 3:43v median −0:17
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 3:49v median −0:14
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 3:49v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 3:53v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 3:46v median −0:20
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 5:32v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:14
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.