The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joao Romao finished 2,055th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:32:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:43 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 3:19v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:35v median −0:10
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 3:53v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 4:10v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:14v median +0:06
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:03v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:07v median +0:02
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Block 08 18:11Running 8 6:15v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
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.