The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:09 at London Excel 2025 put Martin Cross 1,870th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:12 worse 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. 6:52 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:09v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 3:36v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 3:47v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 3:47v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:01v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 3:58v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:08v median +0:03
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Block 08 15:42Running 8 6:59v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:38
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.