The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Nash finished 2,735th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 2:15:41.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 14:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 20:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 17:24 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 9:45Running 1 4:26v median +1:11
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:15v median +1:27
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Block 03 12:36Running 3 5:29v median +1:29
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Block 04 15:49Running 4 5:35v median +1:32
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:00v median +1:50
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Block 06 9:27Running 6 6:14v median +2:08
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Block 07 25:58Running 7 6:33v median +2:27
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Block 08 24:34Running 8 11:38v median +5:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:24
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.