The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:31 at London Excel 2025 put Gemma Smith 1,333rd of 1,542 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:12, behind 85% of the field.
The field ran 3:06 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:00v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 5:23v median +1:06
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 5:36v median +1:11
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Block 04 13:48Running 4 5:30v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 5:41v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 5:59v median +1:27
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 5:53v median +1:21
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Block 08 17:17Running 8 8:48v median +2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:12
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.