The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Ollie Rees & Jess Vivian crossed the line in 1:18:22: 630th of 1,372 mixed teams, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:05 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better 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 8:53Running 1 4:17v median +0:33
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:50v median +0:33
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 5:01v median +0:34
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:51v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:59v median +0:24
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:49v median +0:16
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:54v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 6:23v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:27
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.