The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:49 at London Excel 2025 put Nick Bowles 1,778th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:42 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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
-
Block 01 7:06Running 1 2:57v median −0:14
-
Block 02 6:18Running 2 3:44v median −0:01
-
Block 03 8:28Running 3 4:00v median +0:01
-
Block 04 10:36Running 4 4:15v median +0:14
-
Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:29v median +0:21
-
Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:27v median +0:24
-
Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:22v median +0:17
-
Block 08 15:02Running 8 6:57v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:42
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.