The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Rhys Evans & Demi Belcher crossed the line in 1:12:21: 390th of 1,474 mixed teams, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:07, was faster than 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:17v median −0:22
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 3:45v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 3:54v median −0:32
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 3:56v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:01v median −0:32
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 3:48v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 3:51v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 5:35v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:07
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.