The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Beckingham finished 2,500th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:47:42.
The runs carried this race: faster than 28% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:55 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 3:28v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:00v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 4:19v median +0:19
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 4:28v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 4:35v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:38v median +0:32
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Block 07 16:47Running 7 4:39v median +0:33
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Block 08 19:26Running 8 6:47v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:52
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.