The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Mears & Steve Devine finished 1,231st of 1,474 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:33:00.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:05. A harder second half: 2:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:16 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:28v median +0:49
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:05v median +0:51
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:20v median +0:54
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:24v median +0:56
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:36v median +1:03
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:45v median +1:14
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 5:46v median +1:14
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 7:41v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:16
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.