The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Pontin finished 1,933rd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:30:14.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:05 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:35v median +0:24
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:21v median +0:36
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:56v median +0:57
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 4:59v median +0:58
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:51v median +0:43
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:03v median +1:00
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:44v median +0:39
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 6:52v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:04
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.