The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Saul Blackwell finished 1,916th of 1,917 men in the Open division at London 2025, in 2:54:38.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:07. The race faded late: the second half went 25:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:01, behind 97% of the field.
London ran fast: the 1,383 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 quicker here than at their other races. That was 7:19 off the time at Copenhagen 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:27Running 1 7:14v median +2:38
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Block 02 14:06Running 2 10:51v median +6:21
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Block 03 16:53Running 3 11:36v median +6:47
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Block 04 23:58Running 4 12:35v median +7:46
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Block 05 18:25Running 5 13:07v median +8:09
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Block 06 20:27Running 6 17:17v median +12:25
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Block 07 24:08Running 7 13:53v median +8:58
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Block 08 34:21Running 8 21:50v median +15:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:01
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.