The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Marcus Hughes & Nicole Dunne crossed the line in 1:08:19: 204th of 1,474 mixed teams, faster than 86% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:00 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 9:58, ahead of 89% of the field.
London Excel ran fast: the 1,634 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:45 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 2:51v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 3:25v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 3:44v median −0:42
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 3:44v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:48v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:13Running 6 3:45v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:44Running 7 3:46v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 5:20v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:58
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1473
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,473 mixed teams who finished.