The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rachel Dowding finished 724th of 1,379 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:33:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:21. Stronger after halfway: 3:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
London Excel ran fast: the 1,645 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:56 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 3:17v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 4:23v median +0:00
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 4:40v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 4:45v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 4:39v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:24v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 4:20v median −0:20
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 6:13v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:06
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.