The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Lauren James & Alex Bleach crossed the line in 1:12:59: 418th of 1,474 mixed teams, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:45 faster than the average race this season, by 1,634 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:34v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:11v median −0:03
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:35v median +0:09
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:33v median +0:05
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:26v median −0:07
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:26v median −0:05
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 4:32v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 6:05v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.