The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Butterfield finished 2,754th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 2:17:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:11. The race faded late: the second half went 8:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 18:37, behind 97% 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 9:23Running 1 3:41v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:10v median +1:25
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Block 03 14:30Running 3 6:34v median +2:35
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Block 04 19:15Running 4 6:21v median +2:20
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Block 05 13:28Running 5 7:11v median +3:03
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:45v median +1:42
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Block 07 14:56Running 7 5:13v median +1:08
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Block 08 29:36Running 8 10:12v median +4:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:37
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.