The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:36 at London Excel 2025 put Chris Murphy 2,677th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:49, behind 95% of the field.
The field ran 7:36 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Birmingham 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 4:15v median +1:04
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 4:58v median +1:13
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 5:32v median +1:33
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Block 04 15:52Running 4 5:27v median +1:26
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 5:36v median +1:28
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:01v median +1:58
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Block 07 14:31Running 7 5:20v median +1:15
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Block 08 20:24Running 8 8:15v median +2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:49
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.