The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lola Olanipekun finished 1,162nd of 1,542 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:40:28.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:02. The race faded late: the second half went 3:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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
-
Block 01 10:09Running 1 4:20v median +0:43
-
Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:57v median +0:40
-
Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:02v median +0:37
-
Block 04 11:44Running 4 5:28v median +0:57
-
Block 05 11:21Running 5 5:39v median +1:03
-
Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:34v median +1:02
-
Block 07 12:02Running 7 6:04v median +1:32
-
Block 08 14:03Running 8 7:59v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:46
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.