The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Mellors & Dan Leek finished 875th of 1,010 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2025, in 1:23:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:11, behind 92% of the field.
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 9:37Running 1 5:21v median +0:37
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:57v median +0:27
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 5:03v median +0:15
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:12v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:21v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:12v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 5:24v median +0:28
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 7:11v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.