The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:43:03 at London Excel 2025 put James William Stark 2,776th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 10:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 11:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 24:31, behind 99% 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 9:52Running 1 4:21v median +1:10
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Block 02 12:56Running 2 6:33v median +2:48
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Block 03 15:43Running 3 7:15v median +3:16
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Block 04 22:08Running 4 8:06v median +4:05
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Block 05 14:09Running 5 7:41v median +3:33
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Block 06 11:13Running 6 7:51v median +3:48
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Block 07 23:29Running 7 7:33v median +3:28
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Block 08 29:09Running 8 11:17v median +5:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 24:31
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.