The race, in three figures
The race, in words
3:04:26 at London Excel 2025 put Ben Rafferty 2,781st of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 26:42 slower than the median. A harder second half: 33:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 23:55, 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 10:23Running 1 5:08v median +1:57
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Block 02 10:41Running 2 7:16v median +3:31
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Block 03 14:09Running 3 7:14v median +3:15
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Block 04 25:40Running 4 7:43v median +3:42
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Block 05 13:14Running 5 7:52v median +3:44
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Block 06 12:27Running 6 8:02v median +3:59
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Block 07 26:21Running 7 8:31v median +4:26
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Block 08 47:43Running 8 13:48v median +7:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 23:55
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.