The race, in three figures
The race, in words
barry newsham finished 998th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:22:56.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:12 quicker than the median and 248th of 1,917. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:42. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better 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. 1:08 slower than at Warsaw 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:20v median +0:44
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:59v median +0:29
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:15v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:22v median +0:24
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 4:58v median +0:06
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:54v median −0:01
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 6:35v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.