The race, in three figures
The race, in words
james connolly & Michael Ellis finished 1,389th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:19:31.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:38 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:51Running 1 3:38v median +0:22
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:20v median +0:34
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:35v median +0:35
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:46v median +0:43
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:51v median +0:44
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:57v median +0:52
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:59v median +0:52
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 7:04v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1813
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,813 men's teams who finished.