The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Lucy Gyngell crossed the line in 1:27:17: 175th of 493 women, faster than 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 6:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:05, was faster than 90% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:12v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:41v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:59v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 5:02v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:06v median −0:36
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Block 06 14:21Running 6 11:32v median +6:00
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:08v median −0:21
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 6:46v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 489
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 489 women who finished.