The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Smith & Sarah Spence finished 439th of 1,372 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:14:34, faster than 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:01 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:45 faster than the average race this season, by 1,634 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:19v median −0:25
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:01v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 4:03v median −0:24
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 4:17v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:28v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:25v median −0:08
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 4:23v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 6:35v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:06
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.