The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Holden & Oliver Knowles finished 701st of 813 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:27:45.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:17, behind 95% of the field.
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
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:59v median +1:13
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:33v median +1:00
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:50v median +0:57
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:50v median +0:57
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:02v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:40v median +0:44
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 5:37v median +0:40
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 7:35v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.