The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Middleton finished 2,675th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:57:33.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 8:23 slower than the median. A harder second half: 11:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 18:40 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 8:38Running 1 3:38v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:53v median +1:08
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:01v median +1:02
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Block 04 14:04Running 4 5:12v median +1:11
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:35v median +1:27
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:23v median +1:20
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Block 07 19:04Running 7 5:35v median +1:30
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Block 08 20:26Running 8 9:06v median +3:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:40
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.