The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:53 at London 2025 put Ben Balfour 1,803rd of 1,917 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:12. A harder second half: 9:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:00 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
The field ran 5:29 faster at London 2025 than at London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:40v median +1:04
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:29v median +0:59
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 5:33v median +0:44
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Block 04 15:15Running 4 5:47v median +0:58
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 7:28v median +2:30
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Block 06 9:42Running 6 6:40v median +1:48
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Block 07 15:13Running 7 6:47v median +1:52
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Block 08 22:13Running 8 11:47v median +5:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.