The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ria Armstrong finished in the top 10% of the field at London Olympia 2026, in 1:17:44 for 66th of 758 women in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:31, was faster than 97% of the field.
The field ran 1:01 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at Dublin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:33v median −0:50
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:16v median −1:00
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:30v median −1:00
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:27v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:41v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:31v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:31v median −1:00
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 6:18v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 741
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 741 women who finished.