The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Norman finished 1,888th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:30:59.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:54. A harder second half: 3:15 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 7:54Running 1 3:07v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 3:41v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 3:56v median −0:04
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 3:49v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 3:58v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 3:57v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 3:58v median −0:08
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Block 08 17:28Running 8 6:07v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:44
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.