The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Nicholls & Sacha Hooper finished 735th of 887 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:32:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:10, behind 91% of the field.
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 10:15Running 1 6:09v median +0:52
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:39v median +0:34
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 6:23v median +1:06
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 6:04v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:24v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 6:10v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 6:33v median +1:11
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 9:12v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.