The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Taplin finished 787th of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:49:13.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:53 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 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 10:48Running 1 5:58v median +1:18
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Block 02 10:11Running 2 5:48v median +1:16
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 6:06v median +1:14
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 5:59v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 6:31v median +1:29
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 6:08v median +1:14
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Block 07 14:59Running 7 6:00v median +1:06
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Block 08 17:01Running 8 8:49v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.