The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sebastian Armstrong finished 2,450th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:45:52.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:03 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:19, behind 88% of the field.
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 7:59Running 1 3:25v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 6:13v median +2:25
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 4:47v median +0:47
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 4:55v median +0:52
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:12v median +1:02
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:01v median +0:55
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Block 07 14:18Running 7 5:02v median +0:56
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Block 08 18:37Running 8 9:01v median +3:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:19
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.