The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Matthew Royle crossed the line in 1:24:27: 94th of 219 men, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:17. The race faded late: the second half went 2:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:05Running 1 4:25v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:10v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:32v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:32v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:40v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 4:46v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 08 15:29Running 8 6:28v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 216
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 216 men who finished.