The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maggie Lynch finished 450th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:29:48, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:18 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:35Running 1 3:32v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:15v median −0:32
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:09v median −0:54
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 5:20v median −0:48
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 5:55v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:41v median −0:29
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:30v median −0:38
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 6:30v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.