The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jack Penfound finished 743rd of 958 men in the Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:23:49.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:34 faster at EMEA London Olympia 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:43v median +0:37
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:37v median +0:37
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:41v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 4:48v median +0:34
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:55v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:12v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:22v median +1:02
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 7:28v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.