The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Daisy Gershon & Ben Young crossed the line in 1:18:08: 178th of 414 mixed teams, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:01. Stronger after halfway: 1:56 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:48Running 1 5:20v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:58v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:14v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 4:59v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:11v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:02v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 4:48v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:31v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.