The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Clare Smith & Carol-Anne Davies-Jones crossed the line in 1:14:19: 59th of 404 women's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Time in the roxzone, 4:53, was faster than 93% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Olympia gained about 1:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:32v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:31v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:38v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:45v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:46v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:49v median −0:57
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 6:28v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 403
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 403 women's teams who finished.