The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Joe Palmer crossed the line in 1:10:57: 116th of 897 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:24 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both London Olympia 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 5:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:10Running 1 4:01v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:00v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:13v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:16v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:16v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:08v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 5:38v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 882
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 882 men who finished.