The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cathal McCarthy finished 624th of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:34:09.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:37. Stronger after halfway: 5:22 better against the middle of the field than before it.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,564 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:53 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 5:04v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 4:52v median +0:20
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 4:49v median −0:03
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 4:43v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 4:58v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 4:54v median +0:00
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 4:54v median +0:00
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:49v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.