The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Norrell finished 1,543rd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:24:42.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:32Running 1 3:40v median +0:29
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:19v median +0:34
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:27v median +0:28
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 4:30v median +0:29
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:50v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:42v median +0:39
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:44v median +0:39
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 6:51v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:35
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.