The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:13 at London Excel 2025 put Johnny Nelson 2,459th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:33 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:19Running 1 4:32v median +1:21
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:29v median +1:44
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:41v median +1:42
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 6:01v median +2:00
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:14v median +2:06
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:58v median +1:55
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Block 07 13:54Running 7 6:15v median +2:10
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Block 08 15:04Running 8 9:03v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:58
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.