The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Ben Salmon & Alex Raymond crossed the line in 1:02:34: 330th of 2,102 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 64% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:16, ahead of 87% 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 7:20Running 1 3:03v median −0:18
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Block 02 4:49Running 2 3:08v median −0:41
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Block 03 6:21Running 3 3:18v median −0:42
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Block 04 6:46Running 4 3:23v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:28v median −0:41
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Block 06 4:54Running 6 3:23v median −0:43
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Block 07 6:36Running 7 3:24v median −0:43
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Block 08 8:41Running 8 4:42v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:16
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.