The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Barber finished 1,932nd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:30:11.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:21. The race faded late: the second half went 5:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:26 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Amsterdam 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 3:16v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 3:59v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:23v median +0:24
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:35v median +0:34
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:42v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 4:48v median +0:45
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 4:46v median +0:41
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Block 08 14:51Running 8 7:39v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:03
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.