The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ellen O’Brien finished 173rd of 657 women in the Open division at Copenhagen 2025, in 1:19:38, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:21, ahead of 92% of the field.
Copenhagen ran fast: the 389 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:09 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 13:12 on Madrid 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:58Running 1 5:20v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:25v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 4:45v median −0:31
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 4:39v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 4:30v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:26v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:41v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 5:10v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 650
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 650 women who finished.