The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Shamir Patel & Matthew Benstead crossed the line in 1:12:32: 172nd of 384 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median.
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 8:35Running 1 4:46v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 4:39v median −0:02
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:53v median −0:03
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 5:18v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 5:06v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:58v median −0:01
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:00v median +0:01
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 6:42v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
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.