The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Blakemore finished 2,457th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:44:07.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:41 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:54 better against the middle of the field than the first. 15:35 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 9:11Running 1 3:35v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 4:34v median +0:49
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Block 03 13:07Running 3 4:39v median +0:40
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 4:59v median +0:58
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 4:58v median +0:50
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:02v median +0:59
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 4:56v median +0:51
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Block 08 15:23Running 8 7:26v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:35
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.