The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Blake finished 502nd of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:27:47.
The runs carried this race: faster than 57% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:39 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:54 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:29v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:27v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 4:53v median +0:01
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:53v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 4:36v median −0:18
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 6:50v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.