The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Palmer finished 1,725th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:28:01.
The stations carried this race: faster than 52% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:03 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:31Running 1 3:41v median +0:26
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:20v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:36v median +0:36
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:32v median +0:29
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:41v median +0:31
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:39v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 4:37v median +0:31
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Block 08 14:56Running 8 6:26v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:56
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.