The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:11 at London Excel 2025 put Dave Bell & Lucy Dear 1,007th of 1,474 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:01 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better 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 8:48Running 1 4:26v median +0:47
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 5:00v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:09v median +0:43
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 5:14v median +0:46
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:17v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:22v median +0:51
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:19v median +0:47
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 6:40v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:44
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1473
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,473 mixed teams who finished.