The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Talia Placks & Matthew Gormley finished 116th of 213 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:23:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:21 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,146 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:25v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:42v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:25v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:19v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:24v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:11v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:17v median −0:13
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 7:16v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 212
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 212 mixed teams who finished.