The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Jones finished 1,711th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:27:00.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:58. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races. 10:42 faster than at Madrid 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:09v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 3:46v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:11v median +0:12
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:09v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:15v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:17v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:17v median +0:12
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 6:17v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:30
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.