The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:47 at London Excel 2025 put Theo Balchin 1,929th of 2,771 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:40 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:39 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 8:54Running 1 3:57v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:38v median +0:50
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:43v median +0:43
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 4:43v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:56v median +0:46
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 5:05v median +0:59
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 4:50v median +0:44
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 6:44v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:03
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.