The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco De Lauro finished 1,576th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:25:59.
The runs carried this race: faster than 62% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:39 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 8:08Running 1 3:15v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:37v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 3:51v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 3:52v median −0:11
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 3:51v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 3:53v median −0:13
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 3:50v median −0:16
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 5:47v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
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.