The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:30:08 at London 2025 put Richard Bending 1,911th of 1,917 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 10:26 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:09 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 10:30Running 1 5:40v median +1:04
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Block 02 14:46Running 2 9:28v median +4:58
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Block 03 17:29Running 3 10:57v median +6:08
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Block 04 21:03Running 4 7:32v median +2:43
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Block 05 17:00Running 5 11:02v median +6:04
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Block 06 10:09Running 6 7:27v median +2:35
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Block 07 23:13Running 7 7:40v median +2:45
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Block 08 26:58Running 8 12:14v median +5:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
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.