The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:52 at London Olympia 2026 put Mark Needham 465th of 642 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:48 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 10:13Running 1 5:24v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:17v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:29v median +0:38
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:21v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:34v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:17v median +0:24
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 5:21v median +0:26
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 7:38v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.