The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Bennett finished 2,310th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:40:46.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:17. The race faded late: the second half went 1:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Matthew Bennett.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:01v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:43v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 4:59v median +0:59
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 5:12v median +1:09
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:12v median +1:02
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 4:46v median +0:40
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 4:51v median +0:45
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Block 08 17:18Running 8 7:34v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2761
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,761 men who finished.