The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Longdon & Shani Wilson finished 1,283rd of 1,474 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:35:05.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:09, behind 91% of the field.
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 9:42Running 1 4:06v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:57v median +0:43
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:34v median +1:08
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 5:26v median +0:58
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:42v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:27v median +1:56
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 6:13v median +1:41
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Block 08 15:01Running 8 9:07v median +2:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:09
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.