The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Smith finished 593rd of 642 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:54:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:23. The race faded late: the second half went 8:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:40 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 0:53 faster than the average race this season, by 1,564 athletes who raced both. 46:30 slower than at Shenzhen 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:04Running 1 5:30v median +0:47
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 6:55v median +2:19
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 5:33v median +0:42
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 5:48v median +0:57
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 6:29v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:47v median +0:54
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Block 07 13:41Running 7 5:41v median +0:46
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Block 08 25:47Running 8 10:55v median +3:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
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.