The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francis Mckernqn finished 1,714th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:27:01.
The stations carried this race: faster than 63% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:15 on the median. A harder second half: 1:02 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 9:13Running 1 3:56v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:18v median +0:33
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:31v median +0:32
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 4:36v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:10v median +1:02
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:47v median +0:44
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:51v median +0:46
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Block 08 14:14Running 8 6:57v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:57
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.