The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ethan Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at London Olympia 2026, in 1:00:27 for 14th of 716 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:03 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:14, was faster 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:53v median −0:50
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Block 02 5:23Running 2 3:27v median −1:09
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Block 03 6:06Running 3 3:41v median −1:11
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 3:36v median −1:16
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Block 05 7:55Running 5 3:45v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:40v median −1:13
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 3:38v median −1:16
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:51v median −2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 706
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 706 men who finished.