The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Bacon finished 1,877th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:29:13.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:13. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 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. 0:56 slower than at Karlsruhe 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:28v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 3:53v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:15v median +0:16
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 4:20v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:22v median +0:14
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:33v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 4:34v median +0:29
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Block 08 15:56Running 8 6:30v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:20
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.