The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Helena Spencer & Fatema Begum crossed the line in 1:23:19: 705th of 1,599 women's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:43 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:01Running 1 3:42v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:25v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:31v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 4:42v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 4:41v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:40v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:50v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 7:00v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:37
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1597
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,597 women's teams who finished.