The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Pooke finished 2,315th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:40:54.
The runs carried this race: faster than 37% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Malaga 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 3:34v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:14v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 4:13v median +0:13
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 4:18v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 4:34v median +0:24
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 4:04v median −0:02
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 4:16v median +0:10
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Block 08 17:53Running 8 6:21v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:04
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.