The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Chance finished 915th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:21:34, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London gained about 1:32.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:23v median −0:13
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 6:43v median +2:13
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:53v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 4:41v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:50v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:05v median +0:13
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:49v median −0:06
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 6:19v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.