The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:58 at London Excel 2025 put Sam Whittaker 2,121st of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:49 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:42 faster at London Excel 2025 than at London 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:08v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:12v median +0:27
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:19v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 4:38v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:30v median +1:22
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:56v median +1:53
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:02v median +0:57
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Block 08 15:11Running 8 7:33v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:34
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.