The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:46 at London Excel 2025 put Steve Playford 2,694th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 18:02 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 8:20Running 1 3:38v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 5:45v median +2:00
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 5:56v median +1:57
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Block 04 14:50Running 4 6:07v median +2:06
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:53v median +2:45
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Block 06 10:01Running 6 6:52v median +2:49
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Block 07 15:16Running 7 7:17v median +3:12
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Block 08 20:23Running 8 10:41v median +4:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:02
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.