The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Cox finished 2,040th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:32:05.
The runs carried this race: faster than 51% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 16% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:01Running 1 2:59v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 3:53v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 4:00v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 3:53v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:26v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:07v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:02v median −0:03
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Block 08 19:00Running 8 5:50v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:31
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.