The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:53 at London Excel 2025 put Darren Starling 2,473rd of 2,779 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:44. A harder second half: 3:54 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 3:43v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:10v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 4:50v median +0:51
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Block 04 14:14Running 4 4:27v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 4:43v median +0:35
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:33v median +0:30
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Block 07 15:21Running 7 4:31v median +0:26
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Block 08 17:43Running 8 6:48v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:31
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.