The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Welsh finished 2,632nd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:54:25.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:07. A harder second half: 6:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:22, behind 94% of the field.
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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 4:38v median +1:27
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 5:18v median +1:33
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 5:37v median +1:38
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 5:45v median +1:44
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:00v median +1:52
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:44v median +1:41
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Block 07 12:44Running 7 6:17v median +2:12
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Block 08 23:19Running 8 9:59v median +4:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:22
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.