The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Lakeman finished 1,506th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:24:11.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:58. Stronger after halfway: 3:30 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 2:44v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 3:38v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 3:53v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 3:55v median −0:06
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:02v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:04v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:02v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 5:47v median −0:08
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.