The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matthew Plowman at EMEA London Olympia 2026: 56:47, 41st of 958 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:50, ahead of 90% of the field.
The field ran 3:16 faster at EMEA London Olympia 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:28v median −0:38
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Block 02 5:28Running 2 3:24v median −0:36
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Block 03 6:15Running 3 3:28v median −0:46
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Block 04 6:25Running 4 3:27v median −0:47
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Block 05 7:20Running 5 3:25v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:03Running 6 3:30v median −0:47
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Block 07 6:33Running 7 3:27v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:30Running 8 4:42v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:50
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 953
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 953 men who finished.