The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Pozdol finished in the top 10% of the field at Chicago 2025, in 1:14:55 for 68th of 1,127 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 67% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:20 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:50, was faster than 92% of the field.
Chicago ran fast: the 475 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:15v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:12v median −1:35
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 4:18v median −1:45
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 4:26v median −1:42
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 4:29v median −1:46
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:22v median −1:48
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:13v median −1:55
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 5:05v median −1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.