The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Birch finished 2,722nd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 2:06:03.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 10:36. A harder second half: 12:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:10, behind 93% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:07v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:36v median +0:51
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 4:48v median +0:49
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Block 04 16:29Running 4 4:49v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 4:50v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 4:40v median +0:37
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Block 07 20:19Running 7 4:37v median +0:32
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Block 08 24:34Running 8 9:11v median +3:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:10
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.