The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus James finished 2,510th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:46:00.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:01. A harder second half: 7:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:48, behind 86% 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 8:31Running 1 3:42v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:36v median +0:51
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:02v median +1:03
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 4:56v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 5:26v median +1:18
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:22v median +1:19
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 5:07v median +1:02
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Block 08 21:27Running 8 8:13v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:48
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.