The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Wright finished 1,727th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:27:07.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 16% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:43. The race faded late: the second half went 2:34 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. 0:29 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 2:45v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 3:13v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 3:23v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 3:36v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 3:47v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 3:37v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 3:38v median −0:27
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Block 08 16:14Running 8 5:18v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:31
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.