The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:11:52 at London Excel 2025 put James Gray 2,725th of 2,771 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 7:02. A harder second half: 11:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 18:46, behind 97% of the field.
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 9:58Running 1 4:43v median +1:28
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:30v median +1:42
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 5:51v median +1:51
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Block 04 18:28Running 4 5:53v median +1:50
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 6:45v median +2:35
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Block 06 10:20Running 6 6:48v median +2:42
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Block 07 19:21Running 7 7:10v median +3:04
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Block 08 22:16Running 8 11:21v median +5:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:46
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.