The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Ackers finished 1,813th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 1:54:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:26 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 7:41 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
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 10:45Running 1 5:44v median +1:08
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 6:01v median +1:31
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Block 03 13:41Running 3 7:28v median +2:39
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Block 04 13:50Running 4 6:54v median +2:05
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:35v median +1:37
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:11v median +1:19
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 6:57v median +2:02
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Block 08 26:08Running 8 9:32v median +3:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.