The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lucas Watkins finished 1,300th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:21:18, faster than 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:12 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:23 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:36Running 1 2:48v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:18v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 3:49v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 3:40v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 3:50v median −0:18
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 3:58v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 4:20v median +0:15
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 5:27v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:23
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.