The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Postlethwaite finished 899th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:16:31, faster than 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:48 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:58. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 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 7:49Running 1 3:02v median −0:09
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:24v median −0:21
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 3:32v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 3:40v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 3:44v median −0:24
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 3:44v median −0:19
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 3:41v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 5:13v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:34
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.