The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Baigent finished 35th of 177 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:14:40, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:19 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:33 better against the middle of the field than before it.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 0:53 faster than the average race this season, by 1,567 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:35v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:22v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:49v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:42v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:44v median −0:09
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 4:37v median −0:19
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 6:32v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.