The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for James Ayshford & Oliver Black at London Excel 2025: 54:43, 19th of 263 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:24 quicker than the median and 4th of 263. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:01, was faster than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:30.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:37Running 1 2:39v median −0:16
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Block 02 4:40Running 2 2:55v median −0:31
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Block 03 6:09Running 3 3:03v median −0:34
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Block 04 4:46Running 4 2:58v median −0:41
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Block 05 6:58Running 5 2:58v median −0:44
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Block 06 4:13Running 6 2:59v median −0:42
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Block 07 5:22Running 7 3:09v median −0:36
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Block 08 8:05Running 8 4:19v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 262
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 262 men's teams who finished.