The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gary Hobbs finished 2,615th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:56:32.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:48. The race faded late: the second half went 5:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 15:18 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 4:38v median +1:23
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:12v median +1:24
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 5:15v median +1:15
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 5:21v median +1:18
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 5:25v median +1:15
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:14v median +1:08
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Block 07 13:00Running 7 5:14v median +1:08
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Block 08 23:50Running 8 8:35v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:18
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.