The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jon Watkinson finished 2,130th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:34:09.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:38. A harder second half: 3:50 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 8:24Running 1 3:14v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 3:27v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 3:44v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 3:48v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:15v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 4:05v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 4:02v median −0:03
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Block 08 17:45Running 8 5:54v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:00
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.