The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Preston finished 315th of 445 men in the Pro division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:24:12.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:48. The race faded late: the second half went 5:31 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:26v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 4:11v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:26v median +0:11
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:29v median +0:14
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:38v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:40v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 4:48v median +0:30
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Block 08 19:00Running 8 6:32v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
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.