The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Rachel Herd crossed the line in 1:32:19: 673rd of 1,379 women, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:36 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:18. Stronger after halfway: 2:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:04 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 3:35v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:26v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:28v median −0:07
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 4:34v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 4:30v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 4:30v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:30v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 6:21v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:29
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.