The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kirsty Smith & Mark Thirkill finished 1,138th of 1,474 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:29:10.
The stations carried this race: faster than 36% of the field across all eight, against 16% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:59 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 8:36Running 1 3:57v median +0:18
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:43v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:52v median +0:26
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 4:57v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:04v median +0:31
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:58v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:07v median +0:35
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 10:19v median +4:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:16
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.