The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Garry Buck finished 2,095th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:35:04.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:20. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 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. 2:43 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:42v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:31v median +0:43
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:44v median +0:44
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 4:55v median +0:52
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:50v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:49v median +0:43
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 4:59v median +0:53
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 7:11v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:41
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.