The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Lurcock finished 479th of 716 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:30:30.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:38. A harder second half: 4:57 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:46v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:33v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:42v median +0:50
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:11v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:11v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 5:23v median +0:29
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Block 08 16:46Running 8 7:55v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.