The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:15 at London Excel 2025 put Chris Thomas 1,530th of 2,771 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:11v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:38v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 3:58v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 3:49v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:02v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:12v median +0:06
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 4:10v median +0:04
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 6:12v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:20
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.