The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Thomas finished 2,735th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 2:08:47.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:54. The race faded late: the second half went 12:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 17:32, behind 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33. 13:23 faster than at Chicago 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 4:33v median +1:22
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:25v median +1:40
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Block 03 12:26Running 3 5:39v median +1:40
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Block 04 15:41Running 4 5:38v median +1:37
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 5:58v median +1:50
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:54v median +1:51
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Block 07 19:19Running 7 5:54v median +1:49
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Block 08 24:45Running 8 8:38v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:32
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.