The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Somers & Celina Lund finished 342nd of 359 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:41:16.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:38, behind 99% of the field.
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 10:28Running 1 6:14v median +1:31
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 6:29v median +1:55
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 7:00v median +2:14
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 7:28v median +2:43
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 7:55v median +3:01
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 7:36v median +2:45
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 7:48v median +2:54
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 10:54v median +4:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:38
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.