The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Burton finished 2,183rd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:35:14.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:18. A harder second half: 9:29 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 8:42Running 1 3:43v median +0:32
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:05v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:29v median +0:30
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:33v median +0:32
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:47v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 4:35v median +0:32
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 4:44v median +0:39
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Block 08 17:30Running 8 7:04v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:08
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.