The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jo Barber took 2nd of 15 in the 55–59 age group at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:16:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:33. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:49 faster at EMEA London Olympia 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:21v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:11v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:25v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:24v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:30v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:28v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:25v median −0:27
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 6:16v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 500
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 500 women who finished.