The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Smeeton finished 99th of 219 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:25:08, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:29 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:01 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better 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 9:34Running 1 4:50v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:27v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:45v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:34v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:37v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:32v median −0:26
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 4:35v median −0:21
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Block 08 15:14Running 8 6:29v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.