The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Glover finished 801st of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:50:29.
Legs and stations told different stories: 26% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 7:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 0:53 faster than the average race this season, by 1,564 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:07v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 5:03v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:18v median +0:16
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 07 14:25Running 7 5:35v median +0:41
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Block 08 24:26Running 8 9:37v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.