The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Mansell & David Almond finished 1,501st of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:22:35.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:01, behind 88% of the field.
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 8:25Running 1 4:17v median +1:01
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:05v median +1:19
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 5:09v median +1:09
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 5:12v median +1:09
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:18v median +1:11
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:23v median +1:18
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:29v median +1:22
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 7:03v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:01
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.