The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:36 at London Excel 2025 put Emma Birse & Rich Birse 712th of 1,474 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:02Running 1 3:29v median −0:10
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 3:51v median −0:23
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 3:56v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 3:59v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:06v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:12v median +0:41
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 5:16v median +0:44
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 6:38v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
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.