The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:46 at London Excel 2025 put Ian Blackwell 1,563rd of 2,771 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:44 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:16 worse 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 8:42Running 1 3:35v median +0:20
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:09v median +0:21
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:16v median +0:16
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:24v median +0:21
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:47v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:52v median +0:46
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:30v median +0:24
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 6:34v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:22
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.