The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:09 at London Excel 2025 put Matthew Bolton 2,355th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:55. The race faded late: the second half went 3:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:36Running 1 3:37v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:21v median +0:36
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 4:34v median +0:35
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 4:37v median +0:36
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 4:43v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 4:42v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 4:46v median +0:41
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 7:17v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:12
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.