The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Waxman finished 2,134th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:34:11.
The runs carried this race: faster than 55% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:35. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 3:19v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 3:45v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 3:53v median −0:06
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 3:59v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:05v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 3:52v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 3:51v median −0:14
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Block 08 18:35Running 8 5:47v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:13
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.