The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Russell Skinner & Ian Balmer finished 139th of 384 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:10:10, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:54 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Olympia gained about 1:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:20v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:27v median −0:31
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:29v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:24v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:26v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 6:01v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.