The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John O'Reilly finished 562nd of 958 men in the Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:15:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:32. The race faded late: the second half went 1:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:08 faster at EMEA London Olympia 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 3:51v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 3:53v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:09v median −0:05
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:13v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:21v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:13v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:13v median −0:07
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 5:56v median −0:02
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.