The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Clive Roberts finished 995th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:22:54.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:30. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 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 8:26Running 1 4:13v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:08v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 4:45v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 4:55v median +0:06
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:31v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:33v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 4:39v median −0:16
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Block 08 16:13Running 8 6:33v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.