The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:31 at London Excel 2025 put Ben Parnell & Ritchie Walton 1,650th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:12, behind 90% of the field.
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 8:24Running 1 4:02v median +0:46
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:00v median +1:14
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 5:06v median +1:06
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:21v median +1:18
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:20v median +1:13
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:12v median +1:07
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:03v median +0:56
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 7:24v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:12
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.