The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Toby Grainger finished 1,857th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:28:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:02 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:25Running 1 3:33v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:10v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 4:20v median +0:21
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 4:16v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:06v median −0:02
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 3:58v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 3:58v median −0:07
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 5:23v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:43
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.