The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Tincombe & Mark Bond finished 1,592nd of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:19:19.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 0:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel ran fast: the 2,632 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:37v median +0:16
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 4:00v median +0:11
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:25v median +0:25
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 4:51v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:06v median +0:57
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:16v median +1:10
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:25v median +1:18
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 7:06v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:51
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.