The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Williams finished 2,318th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:39:01.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:41 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
The field ran 3:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:10v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:08v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 4:34v median +0:35
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 4:47v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:13v median +1:05
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:01v median +0:58
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 5:02v median +0:57
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Block 08 15:35Running 8 7:43v median +1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:41
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.