The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Burton & Paul Thompson finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 55:01 for 15th of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:23 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 8:15, 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 6:23Running 1 2:28v median −0:53
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Block 02 4:24Running 2 2:56v median −0:53
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Block 03 5:54Running 3 3:03v median −0:57
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Block 04 5:08Running 4 3:06v median −0:57
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Block 05 7:16Running 5 3:09v median −1:00
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Block 06 4:36Running 6 3:07v median −0:59
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Block 07 5:15Running 7 3:07v median −1:00
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Block 08 7:58Running 8 4:22v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.