The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Smith finished 244th of 642 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:20:37, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:21 on the median. 8:22 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 8:56Running 1 4:37v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:50v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:00v median +0:09
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 4:54v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:21v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:04v median +0:11
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 5:14v median +0:19
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 7:11v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 631
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 631 men who finished.