The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Bickerdike & Matthew Manaid finished in the top 10% of the field at London Olympia 2026, in 1:00:07 for 9th of 171 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 77% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:47, was faster than 98% of the field.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,281 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 3:55v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:39v median −1:07
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Block 03 6:52Running 3 3:42v median −1:14
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 3:47v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 3:48v median −1:24
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:45v median −1:22
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Block 07 7:07Running 7 3:52v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 5:04v median −1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 170
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 170 men's teams who finished.