The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Bates finished 1,487th of 1,542 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 2:06:35.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:51. A harder second half: 6:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 18:21, behind 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:56. 31:58 slower than at Perth 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:05v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:28v median +1:11
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Block 03 14:03Running 3 5:29v median +1:04
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Block 04 18:12Running 4 5:25v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 5:47v median +1:11
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 5:56v median +1:24
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Block 07 13:45Running 7 5:43v median +1:11
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Block 08 23:17Running 8 9:50v median +3:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:21
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.