The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nico Rooth finished 1,197th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:20:00, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:43. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 2:52v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 3:33v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 3:51v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 3:37v median −0:24
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 3:47v median −0:21
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:27v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 3:47v median −0:18
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 5:33v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:50
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.