The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tony Birchard & Sanjay Lal finished 802nd of 813 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:46:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:34 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:33, behind 96% 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 11:15Running 1 6:38v median +1:52
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 6:28v median +1:55
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 6:40v median +1:47
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 6:52v median +1:59
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 6:54v median +1:53
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 6:53v median +1:57
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Block 07 12:58Running 7 6:50v median +1:53
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Block 08 19:33Running 8 13:12v median +6:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.