The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Heather finished 2,674th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:57:28.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 11:54 slower than the median. A harder second half: 15:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:00, behind 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 9:19Running 1 4:11v median +1:00
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:55v median +1:10
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:12v median +1:13
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Block 04 13:50Running 4 5:30v median +1:29
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:27v median +1:19
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:36v median +1:33
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Block 07 22:48Running 7 5:48v median +1:43
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Block 08 19:52Running 8 8:45v median +2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:00
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.