The race, in three figures
The race, in words
58:19 at Athens 2026 put Luke Buckland on the age-group podium: 2nd of 33 in the 16–24 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:42 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:28, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Athens gained about 1:32. 4:17 faster than at Cardiff 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 4:07v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:28v median −0:28
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Block 03 6:32Running 3 3:28v median −0:42
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Block 04 6:19Running 4 3:28v median −0:45
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Block 05 7:35Running 5 3:27v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:09Running 6 3:28v median −0:41
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Block 07 6:18Running 7 3:31v median −0:42
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Block 08 7:41Running 8 3:35v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 207
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 207 men who finished.