The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Brook & Mark Neve finished 982nd of 1,010 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2025, in 1:39:13.
A station race more than a running one: 32% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:28, behind 94% 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 10:58Running 1 6:48v median +2:04
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 6:39v median +2:09
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 7:11v median +2:23
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 8:18v median +3:28
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Block 05 12:35Running 5 8:04v median +3:07
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Block 06 10:08Running 6 8:05v median +3:13
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 8:39v median +3:43
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Block 08 16:30Running 8 10:42v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.