The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Catherine Drake finished 543rd of 1,542 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:24:21, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:18 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 3:21v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:08v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:13v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 4:29v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 4:37v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:41v median +0:09
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:40v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 6:38v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1539
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,539 women who finished.