The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gavin Thomson & Stuart McMillan finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 59:36 for 155th of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 74% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 8:39, ahead of 96% 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 6:53Running 1 2:50v median −0:31
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Block 02 4:54Running 2 3:09v median −0:40
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Block 03 5:43Running 3 3:04v median −0:56
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Block 04 6:40Running 4 3:13v median −0:50
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Block 05 7:29Running 5 3:13v median −0:56
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Block 06 4:37Running 6 3:10v median −0:56
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Block 07 6:14Running 7 3:14v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:25v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.