The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Giles Ford finished 1,660th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:27:09.
Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both. Giles Ford's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:36v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:18v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:32v median +0:32
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:29v median +0:26
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:36v median +0:26
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:33v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 4:30v median +0:24
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 6:07v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:18
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.