The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joel Maxwell-Thompson finished 626th of 716 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:46:00.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:31 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:23 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
The field ran 1:54 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:14v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:09v median +0:33
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:35v median +0:43
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Block 04 14:22Running 4 5:29v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:44v median +0:41
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 5:51v median +0:58
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Block 07 14:35Running 7 5:58v median +1:04
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Block 08 18:56Running 8 9:13v median +2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.