The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Birnie finished 2,667th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 2:01:46.
The wall balls cost the most time: 7:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Ben Birnie.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 3:51v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:47v median +0:59
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Block 03 13:55Running 3 6:30v median +2:30
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Block 04 15:44Running 4 5:31v median +1:28
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 5:28v median +1:18
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Block 06 9:35Running 6 5:38v median +1:32
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Block 07 16:17Running 7 5:35v median +1:29
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Block 08 22:47Running 8 8:11v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:15
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.