The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander van Rijn finished 2,754th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 2:25:46.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 14:36. A harder second half: 15:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 18:34 in the roxzone was slower than 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 10:33Running 1 4:42v median +1:27
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:56v median +2:08
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Block 03 15:18Running 3 6:37v median +2:37
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Block 04 17:53Running 4 6:21v median +2:18
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 6:19v median +2:09
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:23v median +2:17
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Block 07 21:02Running 7 6:21v median +2:15
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Block 08 32:53Running 8 10:50v median +4:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:34
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.