The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Finn finished 2,557th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:51:17.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:57, behind 96% 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. 40:07 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:01v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 4:55v median +1:07
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 5:36v median +1:36
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Block 04 14:02Running 4 6:23v median +2:20
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:30v median +2:20
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:52v median +1:46
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 5:19v median +1:13
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Block 08 17:56Running 8 8:37v median +2:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:57
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.