The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roman Tasca & Dumitru Melenciuc finished 161st of 455 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:00:25, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:01 on the median. A harder second half: 1:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced EMEA London Olympia gained about 3:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:08Running 1 3:40v median −0:29
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Block 02 5:10Running 2 3:54v median −0:06
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Block 03 6:02Running 3 4:23v median +0:13
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Block 04 6:51Running 4 4:32v median +0:19
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:39v median +0:21
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:17v median +0:00
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 4:37v median +0:18
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:52v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 454
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 454 men's teams who finished.