The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruth Hardern finished 338th of 1,379 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:23:44, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 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. An improvement of 0:30 on Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 3:23v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:23v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:32v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 4:38v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:54v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:46v median +0:06
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:38v median −0:02
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 6:13v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:14
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.