The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for George Hodges & Aaron O'Mahony at London Excel 2025: 59:11, 133rd of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:31, was faster than 97% 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 6:32Running 1 2:37v median −0:44
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Block 02 4:48Running 2 3:01v median −0:48
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Block 03 6:13Running 3 3:04v median −0:56
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Block 04 6:08Running 4 3:04v median −0:59
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Block 05 7:26Running 5 3:06v median −1:03
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Block 06 4:26Running 6 3:10v median −0:56
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Block 07 6:18Running 7 3:12v median −0:55
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 4:25v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.