The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, David Houghton crossed the line in 1:18:34: 1,072nd of 2,779 men, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:23.
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 7:41Running 1 2:54v median −0:17
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 3:13v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 3:19v median −0:40
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 3:28v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:18Running 5 3:35v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 3:32v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 3:37v median −0:28
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:03v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.