The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Hobbs finished 1,898th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 2:18:02.
The wall balls cost the most time: 13:18 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:36, behind 99% 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 10:41Running 1 5:32v median +0:56
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 5:12v median +0:42
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Block 03 14:28Running 3 5:48v median +0:59
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Block 04 20:51Running 4 5:54v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:03v median +1:05
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 5:58v median +1:06
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Block 07 18:02Running 7 5:56v median +1:01
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Block 08 28:33Running 8 8:05v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:36
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.