The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, James Willingham & Sam Goffin crossed the line in 1:12:42: 399th of 1,474 mixed teams, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:59, ahead of 89% 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 7:43Running 1 3:15v median −0:24
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:41v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 3:54v median −0:32
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Block 04 7:11Running 4 3:53v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 3:57v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:00v median −0:31
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 3:59v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 5:25v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:59
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.