The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Stevenson finished 2,534th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:47:23.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:48. A harder second half: 6:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races. 13:56 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 3:45v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:36v median +0:51
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 4:53v median +0:54
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Block 04 14:19Running 4 5:02v median +1:01
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:35v median +1:27
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:17v median +1:14
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Block 07 16:20Running 7 5:26v median +1:21
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Block 08 18:42Running 8 8:43v median +2:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:48
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.