The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Marsland finished 1,013th of 1,542 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:36:06.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 4:04v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:29v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 4:31v median +0:06
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 4:31v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:21v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 4:26v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 4:28v median −0:04
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Block 08 14:09Running 8 6:40v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:55
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.