The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Ross & James Glass finished 1,925th of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:28:48.
A station race more than a running one: 28% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:19, behind 95% 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 8:23Running 1 4:11v median +0:50
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 5:11v median +1:22
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 5:18v median +1:18
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:31v median +1:28
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:38v median +1:29
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:38v median +1:32
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:28v median +1:21
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 7:36v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:19
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.