The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Ashley Smode crossed the line in 1:19:52: 66th of 177 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:06. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Olympia gained about 0:53.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:07v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:59v median −0:38
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 4:16v median −0:37
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 4:32v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:33v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:12v median −0:41
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 4:13v median −0:43
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 5:40v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.