The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Gibson finished 760th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:18:38, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:04 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London ran fast: the 1,383 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:14v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 3:51v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:13v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:11v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:26v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:13v median −0:39
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 4:09v median −0:46
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 5:28v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1855
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,855 men who finished.