The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen Steele finished 274th of 493 women in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:35:38.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:03. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 1,083 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:25Running 1 6:09v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:37v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:55v median +0:27
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 6:00v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:06v median +0:24
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:57v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:57v median +0:28
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Block 08 16:46Running 8 8:08v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 489
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 489 women who finished.