The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Mark Connolly crossed the line in 1:16:59: 941st of 2,779 men, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:23 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:22 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33. That was 0:01 off the time at Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:08v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 3:57v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:06Running 3 4:03v median +0:04
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 4:10v median +0:09
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:15v median +0:07
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:01v median −0:02
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:01v median −0:04
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:35v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.