The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Louis Whitaker & Harvey Ritchie crossed the line in 1:05:42: 491st of 1,815 men's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:16 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 2:20 faster than the average race this season, by 2,632 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 3:07v median −0:09
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Block 02 5:28Running 2 3:26v median −0:20
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Block 03 7:03Running 3 3:31v median −0:29
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Block 04 6:44Running 4 3:28v median −0:35
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 3:29v median −0:38
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:32v median −0:33
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 3:34v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 4:54v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.