The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Ratcliffe finished 518th of 958 men in the Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:13:39.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first. 7:24 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
The field ran 4:57 faster at EMEA London Olympia 2026 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:15v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:04v median +0:04
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:23v median +0:09
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:23v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:22v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:33v median +0:16
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Block 07 6:46Running 7 4:27v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 6:06v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.