The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Nichol finished 2,323rd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:39:12.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:41 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 9:43Running 1 4:06v median +0:55
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:41v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:03v median +1:04
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 4:55v median +0:54
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 4:53v median +0:45
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:41v median +0:38
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 4:51v median +0:46
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Block 08 18:53Running 8 7:22v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:25
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.