The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kevin Pearson finished 526th of 642 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:42:09.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:24 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:53Running 1 5:05v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 4:51v median +0:15
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 5:00v median +0:09
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Block 04 14:17Running 4 5:09v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:16v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 07 13:51Running 7 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 08 18:37Running 8 7:48v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.