The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Meg Dodd took 2nd of 31 in the 50–54 age group at London Olympia 2026, in 1:22:40.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:14, ahead of 86% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Olympia gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 4:47v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:26v median −0:50
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 4:42v median −0:48
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 4:30v median −1:02
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:36v median −1:04
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:32v median −0:59
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:30v median −1:01
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 6:02v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.