The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Melissa Clarke & Tyrone Matthews crossed the line in 1:19:37: 431st of 887 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:03Running 1 4:31v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:29v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:46v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:49v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:04v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:44v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 4:47v median −0:35
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 6:35v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.