The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Purbrick & Emily Purbrick finished 275th of 359 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:21:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:12 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
EMEA London Olympia gave the field time back: about 2:15 faster than the average race this season, by 247 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:36v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:31v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:43v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:48v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:45v median +0:51
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:58v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 7:31v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.