The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Mathew Walsh & Joseph Walsh crossed the line in 1:06:52: 680th of 2,102 men's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:35 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:49Running 1 3:18v median −0:03
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 3:38v median −0:11
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Block 03 6:47Running 3 3:35v median −0:25
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Block 04 6:58Running 4 3:42v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 3:36v median −0:33
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 3:35v median −0:31
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 3:32v median −0:35
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 5:10v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.