The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Phil Shakesby & Jason Salmon crossed the line in 1:06:25: 641st of 2,102 men's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:36 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:19, ahead of 86% of the field.
London Excel ran fast: the 2,632 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 3:00v median −0:21
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Block 02 5:09Running 2 3:16v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 3:22v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 3:22v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 3:24v median −0:45
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Block 06 4:56Running 6 3:25v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 3:28v median −0:39
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:58v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2098
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,098 men's teams who finished.