The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike McDonagh & Pete Normington finished 818th of 1,010 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2025, in 1:20:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:38. A harder second half: 2:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London ran fast: the 793 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:03 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 5:32v median +0:48
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 5:28v median +0:58
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 5:34v median +0:46
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:54v median +1:04
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:10v median +1:13
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:56v median +1:04
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 6:10v median +1:14
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 7:53v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.