The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Geoff Barton finished 2,104th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:35:21.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:43, behind 90% of the field.
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 8:26Running 1 3:32v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:01v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 4:38v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 4:53v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:53v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:25v median +0:19
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 4:37v median +0:31
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Block 08 15:54Running 8 6:37v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:43
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.