The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Bas Melham & Gwen Leeming crossed the line in 1:17:23: 642nd of 1,474 mixed teams, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:53 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel ran fast: the 1,634 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:45 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:15v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:06v median −0:08
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:30v median +0:04
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 4:41v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:40v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:48v median +0:17
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:46v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 6:24v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:46
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.