The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Mark Watson crossed the line in 1:22:27: 1,371st of 2,779 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:33 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:08. A harder second half: 1:24 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 7:48Running 1 3:07v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 3:48v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:11v median +0:12
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:08v median +0:07
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:06v median −0:02
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:03v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 4:05v median +0:00
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Block 08 14:00Running 8 5:50v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:11
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.