The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Mark Mills & Jake Beach crossed the line in 1:02:01: 106th of 813 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:50, was faster than 96% 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 7:45Running 1 3:49v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 3:37v median −0:56
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Block 03 6:52Running 3 3:42v median −1:11
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Block 04 7:13Running 4 3:47v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:47v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:49v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 3:44v median −1:13
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:06v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:50
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 806
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 806 men's teams who finished.