The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Kevin Knowles crossed the line in 1:19:27: 1,158th of 2,779 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:00. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:33Running 1 2:34v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 3:14v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 3:29v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 3:40v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 3:33v median −0:35
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:36v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 3:33v median −0:32
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 5:20v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
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.