The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, Cristina Gheorghe & Ana-Maria Taralunga crossed the line in 1:15:31: 94th of 220 women's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:42 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced EMEA London Olympia gained about 3:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 4:41v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:42v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:50v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 4:46v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:40v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:49v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:50v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 6:19v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 218
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 218 women's teams who finished.