The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, Julie Gouveia & Joanne Blayney crossed the line in 1:23:41: 724th of 1,599 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:40 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 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 9:04Running 1 3:34v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:04v median −0:33
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:39v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 4:37v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 4:35v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:49v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 6:40v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:33
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.