The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Funken & Ryan Taylor finished in the top 10% of the field at London Olympia 2026, in 55:13 for 2nd of 207 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:16 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:35, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Olympia gained about 1:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:05Running 1 3:31v median −1:04
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Block 02 5:19Running 2 3:36v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:00Running 3 3:35v median −1:01
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Block 04 6:00Running 4 3:44v median −0:55
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Block 05 7:42Running 5 3:42v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:07Running 6 3:35v median −1:10
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Block 07 6:04Running 7 3:50v median −0:57
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:38v median −1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 207
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 207 men's teams who finished.