The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim van der Meulen & Michelle van der Meulen finished 1,167th of 1,372 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:34:23.
Legs and stations told different stories: 28% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:03. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 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 9:09Running 1 3:55v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:39v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 4:58v median +0:31
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 4:53v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 4:54v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:15v median +0:42
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:08v median +0:34
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 7:14v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:21
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1370
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,370 mixed teams who finished.