The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:03 at London Excel 2025 put Francesca Townsend & Andy Barker 785th of 1,474 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:34 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better 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 9:05Running 1 4:07v median +0:28
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:34v median +0:20
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:39v median +0:13
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:52v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:41v median +0:08
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:45v median +0:14
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:41v median +0:09
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 6:27v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:26
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.