The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gabriel Brooker finished 1,372nd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:22:28, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:16 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:57 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Rome 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 3:29v median +0:18
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:05v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 4:24v median +0:25
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 4:33v median +0:32
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:37v median +0:29
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:16v median +0:13
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:09v median +0:04
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 5:46v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:36
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.