The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Mark Odom crossed the line in 1:21:12: 1,293rd of 2,779 men, faster than 54% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:48 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:40 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:17 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 7:57Running 1 3:22v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 3:58v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:07v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:16v median +0:15
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:22v median +0:14
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:05v median +0:02
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 3:56v median −0:09
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 5:26v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:48
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.