The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Michael Esfandi & Jacob Loftus crossed the line in 1:12:23: 65th of 171 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:39 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:20Running 1 5:07v median +0:12
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:40v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:46v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:39v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:48v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:25v median −0:42
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:20v median −0:47
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 6:03v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
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.