The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:20 at London 2025 put Liam Somers 1,407th of 1,917 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London gained about 1:32. The fastest of 7 finishes in the Open division for Liam Somers.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 5:33v median +0:57
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:22v median +0:52
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:42v median +0:53
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:43v median +0:54
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 6:04v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:03v median +1:11
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 6:16v median +1:21
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Block 08 16:32Running 8 8:20v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.