The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Buzz Shephard finished 531st of 958 men in the Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:14:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:10 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced EMEA London Olympia gained about 2:06.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:32v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:39Running 2 3:33v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:01v median −0:13
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 3:45v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 3:50v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 3:45v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 3:44v median −0:36
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Block 08 14:56Running 8 4:59v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.