The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fiona Hicks finished 679th of 1,542 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:27:30, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:46, was faster than 86% of the field.
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 8:45Running 1 2:55v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 3:41v median −0:36
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 4:05v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 3:43v median −0:48
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:11v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 3:47v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 3:44v median −0:48
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 5:45v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:46
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.