The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Olympia 2026, Laura Ellison crossed the line in 1:24:43: 192nd of 758 women, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:15 on the median. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both London Olympia 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:24 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 4:25v median −0:58
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:22v median −0:54
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 4:31v median −0:59
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 4:40v median −0:52
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 4:53v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 4:51v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 4:48v median −0:43
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 6:52v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.