The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Mensah finished 789th of 958 men in the Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:27:24.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:30. A harder second half: 3:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
EMEA London Olympia gave the field time back: about 2:07 faster than the average race this season, by 734 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 0:59 on St. Gallen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:13v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:16v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 4:18v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 4:25v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:09v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 4:35v median +0:18
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 4:30v median +0:10
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 7:01v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.