The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Karl Spielmann crossed the line in 1:18:12: 281st of 897 men, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:15 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:16Running 1 3:27v median −1:13
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 3:40v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:05v median −0:47
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Block 04 11:59Running 4 5:29v median +0:36
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:15v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:04v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 4:10v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 6:00v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.