The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:36 at London Excel 2025 put Steve Gotham 1,694th of 2,771 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:03. A harder second half: 3:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 2:59v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:25v median −0:23
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 3:46v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 3:48v median −0:15
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 3:51v median −0:19
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:47v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 3:46v median −0:20
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Block 08 17:54Running 8 5:24v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:58
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.