The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Tom Saunders crossed the line in 1:20:54: 251st of 642 men, faster than 61% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 55% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 3:10 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 0:53 faster than the average race this season, by 1,564 athletes who raced both. That was 7:07 off the time at Katowice 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:45v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:31v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:40v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 4:48v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:53v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 5:09v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 6:49v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.