The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Rickman & Penny Wild finished 1,228th of 1,372 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:38:05.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:03 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:26, behind 87% 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 9:19Running 1 4:24v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:58v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:17v median +0:50
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 5:25v median +0:54
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:53v median +1:18
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:33v median +1:00
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Block 07 12:55Running 7 5:51v median +1:17
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Block 08 14:25Running 8 7:49v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:26
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.