The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Sam O’Brien crossed the line in 1:16:57: 215th of 716 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 57% on the stations. The wall balls were the standout, 1:00 quicker than the median and 239th of 716. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both London Olympia 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 4:06 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:11v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:06v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:11v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 4:25v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:28v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:21v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:20v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:14Running 8 6:01v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.