The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2025, Isabelle Vander Steen crossed the line in 1:23:27: 278th of 1,127 women, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:34 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:58, ahead of 90% 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 9:20Running 1 3:49v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:07v median −0:40
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:23v median −0:40
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 5:24v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:22v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:05v median −1:05
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:18v median −0:50
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 6:07v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.