The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Preston & Cathy Nichols finished in the top 10% of the field at London Olympia 2026, in 1:00:37 for 6th of 414 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:55, was faster than 99% of the field.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,146 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 7:52Running 1 4:02v median −1:19
-
Block 02 5:37Running 2 4:03v median −1:01
-
Block 03 6:41Running 3 4:21v median −0:57
-
Block 04 6:26Running 4 4:23v median −0:54
-
Block 05 8:12Running 5 4:21v median −1:04
-
Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:19v median −1:01
-
Block 07 6:51Running 7 4:32v median −0:48
-
Block 08 9:26Running 8 5:44v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:55
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 413
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 413 mixed teams who finished.