The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Ståle Aspestrand crossed the line in 1:13:19: 163rd of 897 men, faster than 82% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:39 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:18 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:32, ahead of 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Olympia gained about 0:53.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 4:58v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:28v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:28v median −0:24
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:22v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:26v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:22v median −0:32
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:13v median −0:41
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 6:01v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.