The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Byrne finished 672nd of 958 men in the Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:20:09.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:29 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 2:07. An improvement of 3:12 on Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:17v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:53v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:04v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 4:25v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:40v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:19v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:25v median +0:05
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 6:29v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.