The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Preece finished 1,629th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:39:11.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London ran fast: the 1,383 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:19v median −0:17
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 4:40v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:04v median +0:15
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:13v median +0:15
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 5:14v median +0:22
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 5:09v median +0:14
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Block 08 18:07Running 8 6:50v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.