The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Mackman finished 1,184th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:19:47, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 2:55v median −0:16
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:17v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 3:29v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 3:27v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:32v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 3:38v median −0:25
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 3:36v median −0:29
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 5:35v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:00
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.