The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Nimesh Patel & Preeti Mehta crossed the line in 1:14:04: 418th of 1,372 mixed teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:29. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 2:45v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:32v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 3:49v median −0:38
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Block 04 6:53Running 4 3:37v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 3:43v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 3:49v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 3:47v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 5:14v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1370
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,370 mixed teams who finished.