The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:26 at London Olympia 2026 put Lee Merchant 574th of 716 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 5:13 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:43. A harder second half: 3:15 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Lee Merchant.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 4:59v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:51v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:05v median +0:13
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Block 04 5:30Running 4 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:35v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 07 13:19Running 7 5:28v median +0:34
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 7:37v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:34
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.