The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lauren Oliver finished 1,216th of 1,379 women in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:58:31.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:17. A harder second half: 8:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:37, behind 87% of the field.
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 9:44Running 1 3:54v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 4:48v median +0:25
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Block 03 13:24Running 3 5:14v median +0:39
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Block 04 13:54Running 4 5:10v median +0:31
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 5:24v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:37v median +0:57
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Block 07 15:50Running 7 5:26v median +0:46
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Block 08 19:46Running 8 9:41v median +2:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:37
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.