The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Joshua Purnell crossed the line in 1:18:30: 1,068th of 2,779 men, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the SkiErg: 0:30 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:03.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:49Running 1 2:30v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:08v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 3:17v median −0:42
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 3:21v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:39Running 5 3:29v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:18v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 3:20v median −0:45
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 4:56v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.