The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Hall finished 509th of 642 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:40:18.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:25. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:03 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:43Running 1 6:02v median +1:19
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 5:43v median +1:07
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:55v median +1:04
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:55v median +1:04
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:06v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:08v median +1:15
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 6:16v median +1:21
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Block 08 18:11Running 8 9:20v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.