The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Liam Taylor & Alex Fearn crossed the line in 1:03:02: 50th of 396 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:12, was faster than 92% of the field.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 1:07 faster than the average race this season, by 1,281 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:08v median −0:43
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Block 02 5:23Running 2 3:46v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 3:55v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:03Running 4 3:57v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:05v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:00v median −0:59
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 4:01v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 5:32v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:12
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.