The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Johnson & Ben Howard finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 56:40 for 48th of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:05 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 8:29, was faster than 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 2:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:37Running 1 2:43v median −0:38
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Block 02 4:30Running 2 3:10v median −0:39
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Block 03 5:48Running 3 3:18v median −0:42
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Block 04 5:18Running 4 3:12v median −0:51
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Block 05 7:22Running 5 3:22v median −0:47
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Block 06 4:38Running 6 3:13v median −0:53
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Block 07 5:48Running 7 3:22v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:16Running 8 4:29v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.