The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Holly Sear crossed the line in 1:27:45: 484th of 1,379 women, faster than 65% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:13 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:13 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:16 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 1,645 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 3:34v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:20v median −0:03
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 4:30v median −0:05
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 4:33v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 4:38v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:28v median −0:12
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:34v median −0:06
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 6:23v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:53
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.