The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Natalie Piper & Zainab Hakim finished 1,673rd of 1,887 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:39:48.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 17:07 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 2:24.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 4:51v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:53v median +1:17
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 6:10v median +1:26
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 5:53v median +1:04
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:24v median +1:31
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:35v median +1:45
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 6:13v median +1:21
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Block 08 13:23Running 8 8:51v median +2:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:07
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.