The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruben Simon & Ben Rowe finished 541st of 813 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:18:06.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:42. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,281 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:04v median +0:18
-
Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:48v median +0:15
-
Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:05v median +0:12
-
Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:05v median +0:12
-
Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:23v median +0:22
-
Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:01v median +0:05
-
Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:14v median +0:17
-
Block 08 11:59Running 8 7:10v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.