The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Capel finished 810th of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:52:04.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:33. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:22, behind 91% of the field.
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 9:28Running 1 4:56v median +0:16
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 5:42v median +1:10
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 6:31v median +1:39
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Block 04 16:30Running 4 6:25v median +1:32
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 6:41v median +1:39
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:54v median +1:00
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Block 07 14:55Running 7 6:44v median +1:50
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Block 08 19:41Running 8 8:54v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.