The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:45:37 at London Olympia 2026 put James Knell 892nd of 897 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 11:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 21:30, behind 99% of the field.
London Olympia ran fast: the 1,564 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:53 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:14Running 1 10:14v median +5:34
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Block 02 14:28Running 2 9:30v median +4:58
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Block 03 17:29Running 3 8:33v median +3:41
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Block 04 20:55Running 4 9:08v median +4:15
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Block 05 16:13Running 5 9:58v median +4:56
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Block 06 13:35Running 6 9:25v median +4:31
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Block 07 15:56Running 7 10:31v median +5:37
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Block 08 30:25Running 8 16:31v median +9:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 21:30
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.