The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:30 at London Olympia 2026 put Matthew Sales 501st of 642 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:20 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:27, behind 97% 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 10:31Running 1 5:58v median +1:15
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 5:37v median +1:01
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:42v median +0:51
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 5:49v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:55v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 5:51v median +0:58
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:51v median +0:56
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Block 08 14:18Running 8 7:47v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:27
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.