The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Newton finished 654th of 716 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:50:09.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:04 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:30 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:20, behind 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 12:39Running 1 7:44v median +3:01
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 5:21v median +0:45
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 5:39v median +0:47
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Block 04 14:15Running 4 5:46v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 5:42v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:50v median +0:57
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Block 07 14:57Running 7 5:45v median +0:51
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Block 08 17:26Running 8 8:37v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.