The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mikes Smith & Ewan Burns finished 2,008th of 2,102 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:34:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:31 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 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 9:00Running 1 4:19v median +0:58
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:18v median +1:29
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:23v median +1:23
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:31v median +1:28
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:05v median +1:56
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:55v median +1:49
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 5:54v median +1:47
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 8:00v median +2:21
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.