The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:33 at London Excel 2025 put Ben Gotobed 2,004th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:26Running 1 3:32v median +0:21
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:10v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:24v median +0:25
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:31v median +0:30
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:47v median +0:39
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:44v median +0:41
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 4:30v median +0:25
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Block 08 14:55Running 8 7:11v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2777
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,777 men who finished.