The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Patterson finished 2,182nd of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:37:07.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 13% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:31. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:42 faster at London Excel 2025 than at London 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:13v median −0:02
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 3:45v median −0:03
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 4:06v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 4:22v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:11v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:10v median +0:04
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 4:08v median +0:02
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Block 08 17:17Running 8 6:19v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:58
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.