The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Staples finished 185th of 219 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:45:07.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:13. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 0:53 faster than the average race this season, by 1,564 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 5:11v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:09v median +0:34
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 5:27v median +0:30
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Block 04 15:33Running 4 5:23v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:38v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:57Running 6 5:33v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 5:28v median +0:32
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Block 08 19:04Running 8 7:36v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.