The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aatif Somji finished 1,487th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:23:59.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:26. A harder second half: 6:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:28Running 1 2:29v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 3:06v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 3:36v median −0:23
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 3:37v median −0:24
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 3:50v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:00v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 3:32v median −0:33
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Block 08 16:57Running 8 5:18v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:26
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.