The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:49 at London Excel 2025 put Ruben Da Rocha 1,475th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:54 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 7:32Running 1 2:51v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:34v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 3:58v median −0:01
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:00v median −0:01
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 3:56v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 3:54v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 3:56v median −0:09
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Block 08 17:15Running 8 5:45v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:39
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.