The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:40 at London Excel 2025 put Clare Smith & Carol-Anne Davies-Jones 284th of 1,887 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 10:17, was faster than 95% of the field.
London Excel ran fast: the 2,309 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:24 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:10v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 3:40v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 3:41v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 3:45v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 3:51v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 3:49v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 3:43v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 5:24v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:17
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1887
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,887 women's teams who finished.