The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, James Shirley crossed the line in 1:16:56: 936th of 2,779 men, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:59 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for James Shirley.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 3:16v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:45v median +0:00
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:01v median +0:02
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 4:03v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:14v median +0:06
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 3:53v median −0:10
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 3:54v median −0:11
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 6:01v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:03
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.