The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Geoff Bates finished 551st of 642 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:45:37.
The runs carried this race: faster than 32% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 6% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,564 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:53 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:34Running 1 5:25v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 5:04v median +0:28
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Block 03 12:19Running 3 5:17v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 5:25v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:22v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 5:26v median +0:31
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Block 08 22:57Running 8 7:55v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.