The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Blakemore finished 680th of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:38:14.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:31. Stronger after halfway: 3:57 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:30, behind 86% of the field.
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 10:05Running 1 5:03v median +0:23
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 5:10v median +0:38
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 5:59v median +1:07
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:37v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:25v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 5:51v median +0:57
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 8:09v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.