The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Ben Sears & Matt Horsley crossed the line in 1:00:34: 192nd of 1,815 men's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:01 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 8:49, ahead of 92% of the field.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 2:20 faster than the average race this season, by 2,632 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:03Running 1 2:44v median −0:32
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Block 02 4:52Running 2 3:00v median −0:46
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Block 03 6:28Running 3 3:21v median −0:39
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Block 04 6:07Running 4 3:22v median −0:41
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:31v median −0:36
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Block 06 4:50Running 6 3:28v median −0:37
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Block 07 5:59Running 7 3:28v median −0:39
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Block 08 8:43Running 8 4:49v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.