The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ray Christopher finished 487th of 716 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:31:07.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:00 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. That was 0:10 off the time at London 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:08v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:04v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:23v median +0:31
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:45v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:50v median +0:56
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Block 08 15:55Running 8 8:02v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.