The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2025, Briony Wood crossed the line in 1:25:32: 333rd of 1,127 women, faster than 71% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:15 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:05. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:24 faster at Chicago 2025 than at Chicago Navy Pier 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:16v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:38v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:46v median −0:17
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Block 04 13:22Running 4 5:44v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:46v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:46v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:40v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 6:17v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.