The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Sheppard & Haydn Sheppard finished 1,705th of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:21:42.
The runs carried this race: faster than 39% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:44 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 2:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:24v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:01v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:10v median +0:10
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 4:15v median +0:12
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:27v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:24v median +0:18
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:21v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 6:10v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:28
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.