The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amy Buttar took 2nd of 16 in the 45–49 age group at London Olympia 2026, in 1:20:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:30, was faster than 87% of the field.
London Olympia gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 1,083 athletes who raced both. Amy Buttar's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:35v median −0:58
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:26v median −0:56
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 4:31v median −0:55
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 4:34v median −0:56
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 4:34v median −1:09
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:37v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:27v median −1:04
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 6:24v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 179
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 179 women who finished.