The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:34 at London Excel 2025 put Sam Gregory 1,533rd of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:29 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 8:21Running 1 3:20v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 3:46v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 3:51v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 3:53v median −0:08
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:00v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 3:54v median −0:09
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 3:51v median −0:14
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 5:50v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:47
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.