The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Venning finished 1,555th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:36:17.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:57. A harder second half: 4:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London gave the field time back: about 1:32 faster than the average race this season, by 1,383 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:45v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:33v median +0:03
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:02v median +0:13
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:23v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 07 13:11Running 7 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 08 18:46Running 8 7:39v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.