The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:58 at London Olympia 2026 put Mat Forde & Laura Francis 288th of 454 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:08. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 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 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:50v median +0:25
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 7:30v median +2:20
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:01v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:01v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:04v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:59v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:14v median −0:06
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 7:06v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 451
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 451 mixed teams who finished.