The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:29 at London Excel 2025 put Simon Cooper 2,756th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:56. The race faded late: the second half went 13:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 17:58, behind 97% of the field.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 4:32v median +1:21
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:16v median +1:31
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 6:05v median +2:06
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Block 04 19:16Running 4 6:56v median +2:55
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:31v median +2:23
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 6:17v median +2:14
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Block 07 18:39Running 7 6:14v median +2:09
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Block 08 28:35Running 8 10:26v median +4:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:58
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.