The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Shellam finished 2,136th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:34:14.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:20. The race faded late: the second half went 2:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:51Running 1 3:35v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:19v median +0:34
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:42v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 4:59v median +0:58
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:20v median +1:12
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:00v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:03v median +0:58
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 7:01v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:03
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.