The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:42 at EMEA London Olympia 2026 put Mark Metcalfe & Chris Mainwaring 354th of 455 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 5:54 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 8:22Running 1 4:36v median +0:27
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:30v median +0:30
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 4:47v median +0:37
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:54v median +0:41
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:57v median +0:39
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:59v median +0:42
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:12v median +0:53
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 7:25v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.