The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Gordon finished 1,647th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:26:55.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 3:19v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:45v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 3:47v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 3:57v median −0:06
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 3:53v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 3:50v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 3:48v median −0:18
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Block 08 16:26Running 8 5:42v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:02
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.