The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London 2025, Thomas Arnold & Gary Fox crossed the line in 1:07:46: 384th of 1,010 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London gave the field time back: about 1:03 faster than the average race this season, by 793 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:51v median +0:07
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:21v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 4:18v median −0:30
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:11v median −0:39
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:30v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:23v median −0:29
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 5:29v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 980
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 980 men's teams who finished.