The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise Bates & David Bates finished 1,185th of 1,372 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:35:23.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:12 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:07v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:53v median +0:36
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:04v median +0:37
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:13v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:17v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:22v median +0:49
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Block 07 13:07Running 7 5:30v median +0:56
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 7:56v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:12
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.