The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Harry Barnes & Matty Nyack crossed the line in 1:05:38: 62nd of 384 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse 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 8:01Running 1 4:05v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:21Running 2 3:53v median −0:48
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Block 03 6:33Running 3 4:04v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:34Running 4 4:24v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:12v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:06v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:10v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:48v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 377
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 377 men's teams who finished.