The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Taplin finished 1,779th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:49:44.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:32 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:29 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
The field ran 3:29 faster at London 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:29Running 1 5:40v median +1:04
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 5:29v median +0:59
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Block 03 12:45Running 3 5:59v median +1:10
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Block 04 13:47Running 4 5:51v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:08v median +1:10
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 5:58v median +1:06
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Block 07 15:22Running 7 5:43v median +0:48
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Block 08 18:46Running 8 7:42v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.