The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Gladwell finished 1,553rd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:24:55.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:44. A harder second half: 2:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:15Running 1 3:09v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:34v median −0:11
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 3:42v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 3:45v median −0:16
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 3:49v median −0:19
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 3:43v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 3:45v median −0:20
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Block 08 17:00Running 8 5:03v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:53
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.