The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Bending & Laura Grimwood finished 175th of 203 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:36:08.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:47. A harder second half: 9:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:44, behind 89% of the field.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,146 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:43v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:23v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 5:52v median +0:43
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 6:18v median +1:09
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Block 05 13:14Running 5 8:13v median +2:59
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:19v median +1:14
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Block 07 13:22Running 7 6:41v median +1:33
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 8:58v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 203
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 203 mixed teams who finished.