The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, David Evans crossed the line in 1:20:33: 1,250th of 2,779 men, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:57 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:04 worse 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. David Evans's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:25v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:42v median −0:03
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 3:59v median +0:00
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:02v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:17v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:16v median +0:13
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:24v median +0:19
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 6:38v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:11
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.