The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Gibbs finished 1,384th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:30:48.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:26 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London gave the field time back: about 1:32 faster than the average race this season, by 1,383 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Matthew Gibbs.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:11v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:57v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:24v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 5:45v median +0:50
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Block 08 16:07Running 8 9:22v median +2:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.