The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Zhou finished 2,628th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:53:17.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:37. A harder second half: 7:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:23, behind 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:01v median +0:50
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:46v median +1:01
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 5:07v median +1:08
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Block 04 13:48Running 4 5:52v median +1:51
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:21v median +2:13
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:29v median +1:26
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Block 07 14:42Running 7 4:59v median +0:54
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Block 08 20:02Running 8 8:33v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:23
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.