The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Dearden finished 2,739th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 2:17:33.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:00. A harder second half: 7:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 24:08 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 4:54v median +1:39
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:30v median +1:42
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Block 03 13:40Running 3 7:13v median +3:13
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Block 04 15:27Running 4 6:31v median +2:28
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Block 05 13:33Running 5 7:03v median +2:53
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 6:03v median +1:57
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Block 07 14:51Running 7 6:28v median +2:22
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Block 08 27:39Running 8 12:12v median +6:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 24:08
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.