The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:10:47 at London Excel 2025 put Benjamin Thong 2,740th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 18:43, behind 97% 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 9:20Running 1 3:55v median +0:44
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Block 02 10:37Running 2 5:29v median +1:44
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Block 03 12:55Running 3 5:45v median +1:46
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Block 04 14:31Running 4 5:40v median +1:39
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 7:14v median +3:06
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 7:00v median +2:57
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Block 07 17:19Running 7 7:25v median +3:20
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Block 08 25:41Running 8 14:38v median +8:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:43
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.