The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Hughes finished in the top 10% of the field at London Olympia 2026, in 1:05:23 for 43rd of 716 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:08 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:30 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:07, ahead of 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:54 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:41v median −1:02
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 3:30v median −1:06
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 3:47v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 3:46v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:18Running 5 3:54v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 3:46v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 3:47v median −1:07
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:02v median −1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
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.