The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:08 at London Olympia 2026 put Sam Jones 145th of 177 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 32% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:28. A harder second half: 9:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:54 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 4:48v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:58v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:11v median +0:18
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:39v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:36v median +0:43
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 5:50v median +0:54
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Block 08 24:23Running 8 8:13v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.