The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darren Holmes finished 348th of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:21:10, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 1:04. The race faded late: the second half went 1:59 worse 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 9:10Running 1 4:35v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:12v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:18v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:17v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 4:40v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:42v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 4:43v median −0:11
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 6:22v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.