The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elaine Shanks & Lucy Monkman finished 854th of 1,118 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2025, in 1:32:23.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:47 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London gave the field time back: about 1:20 faster than the average race this season, by 853 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:45v median +0:02
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Block 02 12:27Running 2 10:21v median +4:52
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:34v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 5:38v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:39v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:36v median −0:10
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:36v median −0:12
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Block 08 15:56Running 8 12:06v median +4:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1098
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,098 women's teams who finished.