The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rachael Smith finished 1,179th of 1,379 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:55:42.
The stations carried this race: faster than 33% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 17:56, behind 89% of the field.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:56 faster than the average race this season, by 1,642 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 11:23Running 1 5:09v median +1:29
-
Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:10v median +1:47
-
Block 03 13:16Running 3 6:34v median +1:59
-
Block 04 15:18Running 4 6:30v median +1:51
-
Block 05 13:47Running 5 6:29v median +1:45
-
Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:02v median +1:22
-
Block 07 11:30Running 7 6:07v median +1:27
-
Block 08 16:00Running 8 9:13v median +2:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:56
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.