The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wes Downes finished 2,602nd of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:55:11.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:10. The race faded late: the second half went 4:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 4:30v median +1:15
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:06v median +1:18
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Block 03 12:37Running 3 5:25v median +1:25
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 5:12v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:32v median +1:22
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:21v median +1:15
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Block 07 15:01Running 7 5:23v median +1:17
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Block 08 20:46Running 8 8:09v median +2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:50
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.