The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Dawson finished 553rd of 716 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:36:27.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:09. The race faded late: the second half went 5:50 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 10:39Running 1 5:36v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:21v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:41v median +0:49
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 5:38v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:50v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 5:48v median +0:54
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Block 08 20:22Running 8 9:00v median +2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.