The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Strutt took 3rd of 21 in the 55–59 age group at London Olympia 2026, in 1:24:32.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Ben Strutt.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:36v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:18v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:45v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:43v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 4:41v median −0:13
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Block 08 18:29Running 8 6:28v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.