The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Ross Lindsay & Emma Purvis crossed the line in 1:12:05: 377th of 1,474 mixed teams, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:37. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel ran fast: the 1,634 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:45 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:16v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 3:33v median −0:41
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 3:47v median −0:39
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 3:50v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 3:56v median −0:37
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 3:56v median −0:35
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Block 07 7:34Running 7 3:57v median −0:35
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 5:34v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.