The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Annika Ratcliffe & David Ratcliffe finished 209th of 213 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 2:04:23.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 7:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:48 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,146 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:27Running 1 7:18v median +1:55
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 6:31v median +1:26
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Block 03 14:27Running 3 6:51v median +1:31
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Block 04 13:58Running 4 6:38v median +1:14
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Block 05 12:23Running 5 6:35v median +1:04
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 6:38v median +1:11
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Block 07 18:18Running 7 6:50v median +1:20
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Block 08 25:15Running 8 13:52v median +6:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.