The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Steve Wright & Ed Taylor crossed the line in 1:08:18: 789th of 2,102 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 9:21, was faster than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 2:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 2:58v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:19Running 2 3:18v median −0:31
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Block 03 6:56Running 3 3:26v median −0:34
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Block 04 6:46Running 4 3:25v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:35v median −0:34
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:39v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 3:38v median −0:29
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 5:16v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2098
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,098 men's teams who finished.