The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Sam Thorns & Nicola Hull crossed the line in 1:12:00: 370th of 1,474 mixed teams, faster than 75% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 86% of the field across all eight, against 64% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:52 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 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 7:52Running 1 3:35v median −0:04
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 4:05v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:11v median −0:15
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 4:17v median −0:11
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:17v median −0:16
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:19v median −0:12
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Block 07 7:27Running 7 4:20v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 5:42v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:12
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1473
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,473 mixed teams who finished.