The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Emily Smith & Scott Redington at London Olympia 2026: 1:01:27, 10th of 414 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:11, was faster than 96% 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
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 4:08v median −1:13
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Block 02 5:27Running 2 3:55v median −1:09
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Block 03 6:42Running 3 4:14v median −1:04
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Block 04 6:39Running 4 4:11v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:12v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 4:04v median −1:16
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Block 07 6:52Running 7 4:11v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:52v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
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.