The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nils Sambill took 3rd of 24 in the 40–44 age group at London Olympia 2026, in 1:07:08.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:11 quicker than the median and 29th of 177. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:27, was faster than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Olympia gained about 0:53. An improvement of 4:39 on Vienna 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:09v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 3:55v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:13Running 3 4:05v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 3:58v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 3:55v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:00v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 5:29v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 176
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 176 men who finished.