The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Henry Paul finished 865th of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 2:06:45.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:50, behind 89% 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 11:35Running 1 6:55v median +2:15
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Block 02 13:34Running 2 9:44v median +5:12
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Block 03 13:43Running 3 8:43v median +3:51
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Block 04 16:11Running 4 6:13v median +1:20
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Block 05 14:26Running 5 9:25v median +4:23
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Block 06 11:05Running 6 8:35v median +3:41
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Block 07 14:00Running 7 6:17v median +1:23
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Block 08 23:28Running 8 13:20v median +6:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.