The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ed Parsons & Ben Parsons finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 57:01 for 55th of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:54, ahead of 99% of the field.
London Excel ran fast: the 2,632 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:52Running 1 2:48v median −0:33
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Block 02 4:52Running 2 3:07v median −0:42
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Block 03 6:02Running 3 3:11v median −0:49
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Block 04 5:34Running 4 3:13v median −0:50
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Block 05 7:12Running 5 3:12v median −0:57
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Block 06 4:43Running 6 3:11v median −0:55
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Block 07 5:44Running 7 3:20v median −0:47
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Block 08 8:16Running 8 4:31v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.