The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicholas Matthews & Luke Dennis finished 1,486th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:22:07.
Legs and stations told different stories: 29% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:33. Stronger after halfway: 2:54 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:07Running 1 3:42v median +0:26
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 4:11v median +0:25
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 4:25v median +0:25
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 4:22v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:32v median +0:25
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:29v median +0:24
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:26v median +0:19
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 6:22v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:04
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.