The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Paley finished 1,800th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:29:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 3:21v median +0:06
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 3:22v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 3:46v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 3:48v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:03v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 4:07v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 3:58v median −0:08
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Block 08 17:28Running 8 5:49v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:50
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.