The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Ellis Johnson & Barnaby Preston crossed the line in 1:01:42: 240th of 1,815 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:35, was faster than 95% 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 7:20Running 1 2:50v median −0:26
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Block 02 4:43Running 2 3:08v median −0:38
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Block 03 6:53Running 3 3:18v median −0:42
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 3:15v median −0:48
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Block 05 7:45Running 5 3:15v median −0:52
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Block 06 4:18Running 6 3:11v median −0:54
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Block 07 6:34Running 7 3:23v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 4:26v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.