The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Wood finished 981st of 1,379 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:43:28.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:27 faster at London Excel 2025 than at London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:09v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:46v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:05v median +0:30
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 5:11v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:18v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:22v median +0:42
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Block 07 12:37Running 7 5:35v median +0:55
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 8:05v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:33
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.