The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rich Smith finished 642nd of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:35:00.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:09. A harder second half: 2:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:43Running 1 5:08v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 4:53v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 5:07v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:31v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:40v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:35v median +0:41
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Block 08 18:07Running 8 7:39v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.