The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Holly Goold finished 404th of 507 women in the Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:34:52.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:49. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
EMEA London Olympia gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. Holly Goold's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:25Running 1 5:08v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:52v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 5:15v median +0:30
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:20v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:25v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:16v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:19v median +0:27
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Block 08 15:59Running 8 7:30v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.