The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Stafford finished 1,742nd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:27:19.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:47. A harder second half: 7:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:07v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:36v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:01v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 3:54v median −0:07
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:08v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:17v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 4:31v median +0:26
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Block 08 17:45Running 8 6:45v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
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.