The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:28:17 at London Excel 2025 put John Phillips 2,757th of 2,771 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 11:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 23:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 20:58, behind 99% 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 9:37Running 1 4:22v median +1:07
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Block 02 9:53Running 2 6:16v median +2:28
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Block 03 13:50Running 3 7:05v median +3:05
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Block 04 16:19Running 4 7:16v median +3:13
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Block 05 13:34Running 5 7:32v median +3:22
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Block 06 12:23Running 6 7:42v median +3:36
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Block 07 23:00Running 7 7:35v median +3:29
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Block 08 28:51Running 8 10:19v median +4:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:58
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.