The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Artie Marsden finished 573rd of 716 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:38:18.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:20. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 0:53 faster than the average race this season, by 1,564 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Artie Marsden.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:21v median −0:22
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 4:51v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 5:25v median +0:33
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Block 04 13:52Running 4 6:07v median +1:15
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:18v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:43v median +0:50
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 5:34v median +0:40
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Block 08 18:59Running 8 8:26v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.