The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Smith & Louise Perry finished 239th of 359 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:17:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:33 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse 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 2:15.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:41v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:26v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:43v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:37v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 4:55v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 4:55v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 4:57v median +0:03
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 6:52v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 mixed teams who finished.