The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, Michael Matthews crossed the line in 1:08:50: 370th of 958 men, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:45 behind the median.
EMEA London Olympia ran fast: the 734 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:07 quicker here than at their other races. 0:16 faster than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:49v median −0:17
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 3:37v median −0:23
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:02v median −0:12
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 3:45v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:10v median −0:12
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 3:52v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 3:54v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 5:33v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
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.