The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niall Jordan & Matt Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 58:59 for 116th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:03 quicker than the median and 33rd of 1,815. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 8:39, was faster than 94% 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 6:53Running 1 2:49v median −0:27
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Block 02 4:34Running 2 2:59v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:23Running 3 3:19v median −0:41
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Block 04 6:02Running 4 3:22v median −0:41
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:24v median −0:43
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Block 06 4:19Running 6 3:14v median −0:51
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Block 07 6:01Running 7 3:32v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:25Running 8 4:17v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.