The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Faye Grouwstra & Paul Haggerstone finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 1:02:12 for 52nd of 1,372 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:59 quicker than the median and 129th of 1,372. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:07, ahead of 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:07Running 1 2:42v median −1:02
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Block 02 5:07Running 2 3:11v median −1:06
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Block 03 6:38Running 3 3:18v median −1:09
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Block 04 6:26Running 4 3:15v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 3:19v median −1:16
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Block 06 4:47Running 6 3:18v median −1:15
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Block 07 6:27Running 7 3:25v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:42v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1370
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,370 mixed teams who finished.