The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francesca smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Chicago 2025, in 1:13:45 for 53rd of 1,127 women in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:10 quicker than the median and 6th of 1,127. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Chicago gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 3:48v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:43v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 4:57v median −1:06
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 5:02v median −1:06
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:14v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:54v median −1:16
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 5:06v median −1:02
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 5:36v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1125
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,125 women who finished.