The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Court won the 50–54 age group at London Olympia 2026 in 1:11:41, first of 22.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 1:56 faster than the average race this season, by 288 athletes who raced both. 1:16 faster than at Vienna 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:21v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:09v median +0:11
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:16v median +0:01
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:17v median +0:02
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:17v median −0:03
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:07v median −0:06
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 4:19v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 5:38v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 442
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 442 men who finished.