The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Loveless finished 2,513th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:48:31.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 12:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:25, behind 88% of the field.
The field ran 3:32 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 3:31v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:53v median +1:05
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:19v median +1:19
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 5:25v median +1:22
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:49v median +1:39
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 5:38v median +1:32
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Block 07 18:17Running 7 6:14v median +2:08
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Block 08 16:52Running 8 9:08v median +3:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2761
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,761 men who finished.