The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:21 at London Excel 2025 put Matthew O’Connell 1,522nd of 2,779 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:08 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:32 better against the middle of the field 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. 4:36 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:02v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 3:23v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 3:33v median −0:26
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 3:39v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 3:39v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:36v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 3:41v median −0:24
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 5:23v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:50
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.