The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Hill finished 319th of 493 women in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:39:29.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:29 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:23 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:05Running 1 6:08v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:34v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 5:33v median +0:05
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 5:31v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 5:45v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:27v median −0:05
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 5:34v median +0:05
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Block 08 16:30Running 8 7:26v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.