The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:50 at London Excel 2025 put James Thomas & Bob Mercer 1,510th of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:35 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:35 worse 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 8:02Running 1 3:43v median +0:22
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:10v median +0:21
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:30v median +0:30
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 4:42v median +0:39
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:50v median +0:41
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:54v median +0:48
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 4:54v median +0:47
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 6:45v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2098
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,098 men's teams who finished.