The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matthew Sands & Christopher Sands at London Olympia 2026: 1:02:28, 41st of 396 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:54, was faster than 97% of the field.
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 7:26Running 1 3:42v median −1:09
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Block 02 5:16Running 2 3:40v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 4:05v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:18Running 5 4:12v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:09v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 4:14v median −0:45
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 5:34v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 395
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 395 men's teams who finished.