The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Merry finished 1,998th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:33:18.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:28. The race faded late: the second half went 3:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 3:35v median +0:20
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:07v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 4:17v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 4:22v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 4:33v median +0:23
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:16v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 4:26v median +0:20
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Block 08 18:19Running 8 6:24v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:28
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.