The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Matthews finished 2,612th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:56:15.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:00. The race faded late: the second half went 3:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 16:55 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
The field ran 3:36 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Madrid 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 3:41v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 4:39v median +0:51
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 6:14v median +2:14
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Block 04 14:57Running 4 4:50v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 4:32v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:12v median +1:06
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 5:24v median +1:18
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Block 08 21:17Running 8 8:50v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:55
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.