The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:09 at London Olympia 2026 put Mark Smith 468th of 642 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:47. A harder second half: 1:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:06 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:26v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:21v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 6:00v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:28v median +1:25
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:45v median +0:52
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 5:43v median +0:48
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Block 08 16:05Running 8 8:37v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
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.