The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Melanie Bonny crossed the line in 1:29:08: 745th of 1,542 women, faster than 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:56 faster than the average race this season, by 1,642 athletes who raced both. Melanie Bonny's fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:00v median +0:23
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:35v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:48v median +0:23
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Block 04 12:27Running 4 5:02v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 4:55v median +0:19
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:44v median +0:12
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:49v median +0:17
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 6:40v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:37
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.