The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:47 at London Excel 2025 put Matt Francis 2,210th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:04. A harder second half: 4:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:09 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33. Matt Francis's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:13v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 3:59v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 4:36v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 4:41v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:02v median +0:54
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:51v median +0:48
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 4:49v median +0:44
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Block 08 18:27Running 8 7:10v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:09
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.