The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bob Pope finished 2,545th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:50:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:56. The race faded late: the second half went 15:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:54Running 1 3:16v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 3:42v median −0:06
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 4:01v median +0:01
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 3:58v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 4:04v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:02v median −0:04
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Block 07 17:44Running 7 4:08v median +0:02
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Block 08 23:55Running 8 6:32v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:24
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.