The race, in three figures
The race, in words
William Cook finished 507th of 642 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:40:07.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 8:01 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 0:53 faster than the average race this season, by 1,564 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:28v median −0:15
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Block 02 12:09Running 2 4:21v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 4:35v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 4:44v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:58v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:49v median −0:04
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 4:56v median +0:01
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Block 08 22:21Running 8 6:51v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.