The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:16 at London Excel 2025 put Sammie Williams & Wendy Shepherd 1,253rd of 1,887 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 2:24 faster than the average race this season, by 2,311 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:03v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 5:00v median +0:24
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:23v median +0:39
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:39v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:30v median +0:40
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:37v median +0:45
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 7:48v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:45
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.