The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Malik Belbey crossed the line in 1:16:26: 890th of 2,779 men, faster than 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:49 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both London Excel 2025 and Geneva 2025 were 3:33 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 2:36v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:16v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 3:34v median −0:25
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Block 04 6:38Running 4 3:30v median −0:31
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 3:33v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 3:26v median −0:37
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 3:37v median −0:28
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 5:29v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:52
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.