The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Rees & John Gillespie finished 1,701st of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:21:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 32% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:48. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 2:20 faster than the average race this season, by 2,632 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:42v median +0:21
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 4:08v median +0:19
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 4:19v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:18v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:29v median +0:20
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:24v median +0:18
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:26v median +0:19
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 6:32v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:56
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.