The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Davies finished 2,407th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:42:18.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:48. The race faded late: the second half went 4:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:07, behind 89% of the field.
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 8:38Running 1 3:51v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:18v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 4:39v median +0:40
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 4:50v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:23v median +1:15
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:42v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 5:01v median +0:56
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Block 08 19:31Running 8 8:30v median +2:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:07
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.