The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Willey & Rani Tini finished 1,675th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:29:37.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:21, behind 94% 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 8:40Running 1 4:18v median +1:02
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:15v median +1:29
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 5:30v median +1:30
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 5:36v median +1:33
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:53v median +1:46
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:46v median +1:41
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:41v median +1:34
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 7:56v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:21
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.