The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barbara Illsley & Joanne Strudwick finished 1,102nd of 1,118 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at London 2025, in 1:57:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:42 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 13:14Running 1 8:28v median +2:45
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 8:25v median +2:56
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Block 03 13:00Running 3 8:42v median +3:02
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Block 04 14:24Running 4 9:05v median +3:23
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Block 05 14:18Running 5 8:39v median +2:52
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 8:59v median +3:13
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Block 07 14:53Running 7 9:26v median +3:38
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Block 08 17:17Running 8 12:04v median +4:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.