The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at London Olympia 2026, Ellie Smith & Abbie Smith crossed the line in 1:21:39: 325th of 867 women's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:51 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 1:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,391 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:17v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:28v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:58v median +0:16
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:54v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:18v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:13v median +0:27
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 6:19v median +0:33
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 8:10v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 856
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 856 women's teams who finished.