The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Smith & Aaron Smith finished 1,268th of 1,372 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:40:38.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:01. 15:43 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:45 faster than the average race this season, by 1,634 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:35v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:55v median +1:38
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 6:48v median +2:21
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 6:38v median +2:07
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:29v median +1:54
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:20v median +1:47
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 6:29v median +1:55
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 9:00v median +2:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:43
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.