The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:52 at London Olympia 2026 put Steve Wiles & Earl James 272nd of 384 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:30, behind 96% of the field.
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 8:57Running 1 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:55v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:43v median +0:47
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 5:29v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 6:08v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:35v median +0:36
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 5:25v median +0:26
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 8:18v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.