The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carly Waine & Orsten Gardner finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 59:54 for 28th of 1,474 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:53, was faster than 97% of the field.
London Excel ran fast: the 1,634 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:45 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:39Running 1 2:36v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:04Running 2 3:11v median −1:03
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Block 03 6:39Running 3 3:20v median −1:06
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Block 04 5:57Running 4 3:19v median −1:09
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Block 05 7:48Running 5 3:26v median −1:07
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Block 06 4:54Running 6 3:21v median −1:10
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Block 07 5:45Running 7 3:18v median −1:14
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 4:41v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1473
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,473 mixed teams who finished.