The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:20 at London Excel 2025 put Michael Shackshaft 2,408th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 3:41v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:23v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 4:35v median +0:36
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 5:02v median +1:01
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:16v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:02v median +0:59
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 5:01v median +0:56
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Block 08 19:29Running 8 9:38v median +3:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:15
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.