The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Liam Simber & Alex Smith crossed the line in 1:03:27: 337th of 1,815 men's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:35 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 6:53Running 1 2:49v median −0:27
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Block 02 4:52Running 2 3:08v median −0:38
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Block 03 6:32Running 3 3:25v median −0:35
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Block 04 6:02Running 4 3:23v median −0:40
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Block 05 7:53Running 5 3:31v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:04Running 6 3:29v median −0:36
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 3:31v median −0:36
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 4:54v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1813
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,813 men's teams who finished.