The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Freddie Smithson finished 418th of 716 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:27:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:14. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:44Running 1 4:30v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:27v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 04 13:27Running 4 4:51v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:08v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:56v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 4:48v median −0:06
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Block 08 14:01Running 8 6:52v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.