The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:01 at London Excel 2025 put Ruan Taljaard & Raymond Barber 1,768th of 1,815 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:46, behind 98% 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 9:20Running 1 4:45v median +1:29
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 5:06v median +1:20
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:30v median +1:30
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 5:46v median +1:43
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:12v median +2:05
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:55v median +1:50
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:55v median +1:48
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Block 08 15:23Running 8 8:32v median +2:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:46
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.