The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eddie Cheung finished 898th of 958 men in the Open division at EMEA London Olympia 2026, in 1:40:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 22% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 7:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:21 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. That was 13:06 off the time at Manchester 2023.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:34v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:19v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 4:40v median +0:26
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Block 04 14:02Running 4 4:46v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:21v median +0:59
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 5:19v median +1:02
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Block 07 13:18Running 7 5:08v median +0:48
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Block 08 20:16Running 8 7:27v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.