The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Saywell-Lee & Abbie Saywell-Lee finished 1,383rd of 1,474 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:43:50.
The runs carried this race: faster than 23% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 2% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:45. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:41Running 1 4:16v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 4:49v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 4:53v median +0:27
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 4:56v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:06v median +0:33
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:58v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 5:12v median +0:40
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Block 08 18:15Running 8 7:40v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:30
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.