The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Lorna Macdonald at London Excel 2025: 1:12:24, 60th of 1,379 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:40 on the median. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:27, ahead of 98% of the field.
The field ran 2:56 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Barcelona 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 2:39v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:20v median −1:03
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 3:26v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:51Running 4 3:32v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 3:32v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:32v median −1:08
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 3:38v median −1:02
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 5:01v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1374
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,374 women who finished.