The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lucas Descombes & Matthias Roger finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 52:46 for 5th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:20 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:44, ahead of 99% 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 6:10Running 1 2:18v median −0:58
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Block 02 4:18Running 2 2:47v median −0:59
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Block 03 5:32Running 3 2:57v median −1:03
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Block 04 5:02Running 4 3:07v median −0:56
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Block 05 6:58Running 5 3:03v median −1:04
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Block 06 4:10Running 6 3:04v median −1:01
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Block 07 5:22Running 7 3:10v median −0:57
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Block 08 7:39Running 8 4:17v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1813
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,813 men's teams who finished.