The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Olivia Firth & Melissa Paylor finished 273rd of 404 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:29:48.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:32 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Olympia gained about 1:40.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 5:38v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:55v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 6:11v median +0:33
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 6:10v median +0:28
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:05v median +0:14
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:27v median +0:42
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 6:36v median +0:50
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Block 08 14:18Running 8 8:39v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.