The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Carden finished 2,491st of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:47:19.
The wall balls cost the most time: 4:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:10, behind 92% 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 9:03Running 1 4:05v median +0:50
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:42v median +0:54
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 5:42v median +1:42
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 5:40v median +1:37
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:34v median +1:24
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:42v median +1:36
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 5:35v median +1:29
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Block 08 20:03Running 8 8:21v median +2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:10
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.