The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Barker finished 2,620th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:52:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 16:02 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 9:48Running 1 4:18v median +1:07
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:12v median +1:27
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Block 03 12:28Running 3 5:34v median +1:35
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Block 04 13:28Running 4 5:36v median +1:35
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 5:56v median +1:48
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 5:47v median +1:44
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 5:43v median +1:38
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Block 08 17:47Running 8 8:15v median +2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:02
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.