The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merissa Erb finished 250th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:22:42, faster than 78% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:09, was faster than 87% of the field.
Chicago gave the field time back: about 3:08 faster than the average race this season, by 475 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:01v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:10v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:33v median −0:30
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 5:49v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:31v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:14v median −0:56
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:29v median −0:39
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 5:49v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.