The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Matthews finished 1,610th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:38:17.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 8:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 12:27 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:48v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:28v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:39v median −0:10
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:52v median −0:06
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 07 18:54Running 7 5:03v median +0:08
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Block 08 18:29Running 8 7:01v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.