The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:52 at London Excel 2025 put Matt Shaw 2,562nd of 2,779 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:31. A harder second half: 10:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:23, behind 90% of the field.
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 8:37Running 1 3:22v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:17v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:43v median +0:44
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Block 04 13:02Running 4 4:55v median +0:54
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:04v median +0:56
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:11v median +1:08
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Block 07 14:29Running 7 5:39v median +1:34
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Block 08 22:08Running 8 9:24v median +3:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:23
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.