The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erica Shoveller & Jules Emmerson finished 494th of 554 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:43:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,391 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:33Running 1 6:44v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:58v median +0:30
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 6:03v median +0:23
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 6:10v median +0:28
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 6:50v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:49v median +1:01
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:29v median +0:43
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Block 08 16:11Running 8 9:32v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 552
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 552 women's teams who finished.