The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:37 at London Excel 2025 put Craig Jefferies & Sophie Powell 1,020th of 1,474 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:22. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:59Running 1 3:25v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:21v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:33v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 4:45v median +0:17
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:32v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:34v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:38v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 6:34v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:22
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.