The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:01:31 at London Excel 2025 put Sam Riley Blond 2,703rd of 2,779 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:29. The race faded late: the second half went 10:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 14:52 in the roxzone was slower than 87% 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 10:15Running 1 4:05v median +0:54
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 4:43v median +0:58
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Block 03 12:34Running 3 5:01v median +1:02
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 4:55v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:02v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 5:07v median +1:04
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Block 07 13:55Running 7 5:11v median +1:06
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Block 08 27:11Running 8 8:29v median +2:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:52
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.