The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Exton finished 165th of 219 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:38:05.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:52. The race faded late: the second half went 5:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:54 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:45v median +1:02
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:29v median +0:54
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:36v median +0:39
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:43v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:55v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:52v median +0:54
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Block 07 14:17Running 7 5:54v median +0:58
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Block 08 17:53Running 8 8:52v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.