The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Murtagh & Francis Murtagh finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 58:00 for 77th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:42 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:06, was faster than 98% 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 6:49Running 1 2:38v median −0:38
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Block 02 4:51Running 2 2:59v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:04Running 3 3:04v median −0:56
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Block 04 5:59Running 4 3:05v median −0:58
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Block 05 7:09Running 5 3:06v median −1:01
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Block 06 4:29Running 6 3:09v median −0:56
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Block 07 6:02Running 7 3:12v median −0:55
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:27v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.