The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Buckman-Cowling & Ed Pentelow finished 152nd of 171 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:31:57.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:48. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 1:07 faster than the average race this season, by 1,281 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:38v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 7:23v median +2:37
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 7:40v median +2:44
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 8:00v median +2:59
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Block 05 13:11Running 5 8:17v median +3:05
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 7:58v median +2:51
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:31v median +0:24
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 7:02v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.