The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Raphael Merkt at EMEA London Olympia 2026: 58:25, 72nd of 958 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:08 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:31 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:53, ahead of 88% of the field.
The field ran 4:35 faster at EMEA London Olympia 2026 than at Rome 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:41v median −0:25
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Block 02 5:04Running 2 3:28v median −0:32
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Block 03 5:44Running 3 3:33v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:13Running 4 3:40v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 3:48v median −0:34
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Block 06 5:03Running 6 3:41v median −0:36
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 3:48v median −0:32
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Block 08 8:41Running 8 5:02v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
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.