The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Randall finished 1,921st of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:31:35.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:14 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:12 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 3:39v median +0:24
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:29v median +0:41
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:37v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 4:38v median +0:35
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:59v median +0:49
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:47v median +0:41
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:46v median +0:40
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Block 08 16:29Running 8 6:48v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:25
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.