The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ismael Mateo took 2nd of 60 in the 50–54 age group at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:00:57.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
EMEA London Olympia gave the field time back: about 2:07 faster than the average race this season, by 734 athletes who raced both. That was 0:07 off the time at Bilbao 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:54Running 1 3:50v median −0:16
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:42v median −0:18
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Block 03 6:43Running 3 3:50v median −0:24
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Block 04 6:11Running 4 3:52v median −0:22
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 3:54v median −0:28
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 3:53v median −0:24
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Block 07 6:50Running 7 3:49v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 5:20v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
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.