The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Tom Coates & Fi Watters crossed the line in 1:17:50: 374th of 887 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:12. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Olympia gained about 1:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:07v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:48v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:50v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:54v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:15v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:02v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:04v median −0:18
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 6:38v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 878
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 878 mixed teams who finished.