The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Kevin Messenger & Harriet Castell crossed the line in 1:17:42: 655th of 1,474 mixed teams, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:56 quicker than the median and 70th of 1,474. A harder second half: 1:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:03Running 1 3:44v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:36v median +0:22
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:39v median +0:13
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:43v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:52v median +0:19
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:57v median +0:26
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 5:04v median +0:32
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 7:04v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:11
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.