The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:02 at London 2025 put William Stride & Sam Gilluley 793rd of 1,010 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London gained about 1:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:38v median +0:54
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:11v median +0:41
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 5:23v median +0:35
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:46v median +0:56
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:45v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:13v median +1:21
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 6:06v median +1:10
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 7:45v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.