The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Baker finished 1,778th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:28:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:28 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:33Running 1 2:59v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 3:27v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 3:59v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 3:59v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:15v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 3:51v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 3:59v median −0:07
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Block 08 17:57Running 8 6:02v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:10
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.