The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Frankie Thorogood & Gary Mcnamara finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 54:59 for 13th of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:47, was faster than 99% of the field.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 2:20 faster than the average race this season, by 2,632 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:29Running 1 2:34v median −0:47
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Block 02 4:29Running 2 2:57v median −0:52
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Block 03 5:38Running 3 3:04v median −0:56
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Block 04 5:17Running 4 3:05v median −0:58
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Block 05 7:07Running 5 3:06v median −1:03
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Block 06 4:23Running 6 3:04v median −1:02
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Block 07 5:28Running 7 3:07v median −1:00
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 4:37v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2098
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,098 men's teams who finished.