The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Ben Pritchard crossed the line in 1:23:09: 341st of 716 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:02. The race faded late: the second half went 4:50 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 8:37Running 1 4:13v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:19v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:27v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 4:37v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:02v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:02v median +0:08
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 7:06v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.