The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pooja Rao finished 1,077th of 1,542 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:38:06.
On the row the field had the edge, by 1:10. The race faded late: the second half went 1:44 worse 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. 7:51 faster than at Rimini 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 3:33v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:38v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 4:53v median +0:28
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:10v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 5:17v median +0:41
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:03v median +0:31
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:12v median +0:40
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 7:03v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:17
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.