The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Atkinson finished 1,852nd of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:30:15.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:33. A harder second half: 1:01 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 8:52Running 1 3:39v median +0:24
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:04v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:46v median +0:46
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 4:40v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:53v median +0:43
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:36v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 4:47v median +0:41
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 6:58v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:12
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.