At London 2026’s first finish, nearly half the field hadn’t reached 20K.


London 2026

Finished
<1%

26,768 of 56,762 finishers had yet to reach 20K.

Same 10K split, 49 minutes apart at the finish.

London 2026: 1,006 finishes passed 10K within the same half minute.

All numbers1 table

The pack in London 2026, mat by mat, against its median

MatMiddle 80% apartIts frontIts back
10K0 min−0.2 min+0.2 min
15K3 min−1.0 min+1.6 min
20K7 min−2.1 min+4.5 min
25K12 min−4.0 min+8.4 min
30K21 min−7.1 min+14.1 min
35K33 min−12.1 min+21.0 min
40K45 min−17.3 min+27.3 min
Finish49 min−18.8 min+29.9 min

How these were measured