The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rich Wharton finished 1,528th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:25:14.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:07 on the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:02. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:35Running 1 3:23v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 3:54v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 4:05v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:14v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:27v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:14v median +0:08
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:06v median +0:00
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 5:49v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:42
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.