The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Steven Smyth crossed the line in 1:18:36: 1,078th of 2,779 men, faster than 61% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:17 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33. An improvement of 1:36 on Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:21v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 3:48v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 3:44v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 3:51v median −0:10
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 3:56v median −0:12
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 3:58v median −0:05
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:01v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 5:52v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:55
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.