The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Aron Mitchell & Luke Spinks crossed the line in 1:01:18: 223rd of 1,815 men's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:57, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 2:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:51Running 1 2:39v median −0:37
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Block 02 4:52Running 2 3:08v median −0:38
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Block 03 6:57Running 3 3:18v median −0:42
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Block 04 6:06Running 4 3:19v median −0:44
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:22v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:00Running 6 3:26v median −0:39
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Block 07 6:43Running 7 3:22v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:27v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
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.