The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:20 at London Excel 2025 put Neil Backers & Bentley Graham 969th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:39 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 2:20 faster than the average race this season, by 2,632 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:24v median +0:08
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 4:05v median +0:19
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 4:21v median +0:21
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 4:24v median +0:21
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:23v median +0:16
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:14v median +0:09
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Block 07 7:21Running 7 4:20v median +0:13
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 6:17v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1813
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,813 men's teams who finished.