The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Cowley & Rocc Madden finished 1,439th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:20:37.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:40 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 8:11Running 1 3:42v median +0:26
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:20v median +0:34
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:09v median +1:09
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Block 04 7:02Running 4 4:55v median +0:52
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:03v median +0:56
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:51v median +0:46
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 4:46v median +0:39
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 6:15v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:40
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.