The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ridley Sofer finished 1,904th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:31:13.
The runs carried this race: faster than 52% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:30. A harder second half: 1:31 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 8:07Running 1 2:50v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:22v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 4:24v median +0:24
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 3:53v median −0:10
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 5:18v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:01v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 3:53v median −0:13
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 5:37v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:37
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.