The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Lewis Shippey & Toby Sheppard crossed the line in 1:06:32: 550th of 1,815 men's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 57% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 6:57Running 1 2:57v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 3:51v median +0:05
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 3:57v median −0:03
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Block 04 6:15Running 4 4:04v median +0:01
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:14v median +0:07
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Block 06 5:14Running 6 3:54v median −0:11
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 4:00v median −0:07
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 5:18v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:44
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.