The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ronan Long finished 1,907th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:29:46.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:13 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 3:32v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 3:58v median +0:13
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:07v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:00v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:05v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:06v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:04v median −0:01
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Block 08 18:25Running 8 5:59v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:38
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.