The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gregor Penman finished 1,911th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:29:48.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:46 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:33 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 8:03Running 1 3:10v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 3:40v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 3:48v median −0:11
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 3:54v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 4:22v median +0:14
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 3:58v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 3:59v median −0:06
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Block 08 17:55Running 8 5:56v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:53
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.