The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:40 at London Excel 2025 put Nelson Venables & Jessica Allen 506th of 1,372 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:13 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 7:41Running 1 3:14v median −0:30
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:42v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:09Running 3 3:42v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:11Running 4 3:49v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 3:54v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:49v median −0:44
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 3:47v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 5:34v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
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.