The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Blacher finished 1,672nd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:26:30.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:40. A harder second half: 1:03 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 7:45Running 1 3:06v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 3:50v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:22v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:24v median +0:23
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:28v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:39v median +0:36
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:15v median +0:10
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 6:46v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:34
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.