The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Bartlett finished 694th of 716 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 2:05:34.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 14:06. A harder second half: 16:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:47, behind 94% of the field.
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 10:08Running 1 5:30v median +0:47
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:15v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:09Running 3 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 04 16:56Running 4 5:44v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 5:57v median +0:54
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 6:06v median +1:13
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Block 07 14:34Running 7 6:05v median +1:11
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Block 08 33:08Running 8 11:49v median +4:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.