The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Hinton finished 2,116th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:33:56.
The stations carried this race: faster than 39% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:01 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 8:52Running 1 3:52v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:33v median +0:48
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:38v median +0:39
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 4:39v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 4:53v median +0:45
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:58v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 4:47v median +0:42
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Block 08 15:54Running 8 7:43v median +1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:05
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.