The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Southam finished 1,834th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:29:49.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:18. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better 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 8:50Running 1 3:44v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:20v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:29v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 4:31v median +0:28
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:22v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:11v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 4:10v median +0:04
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 6:18v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:40
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.