The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, Sarah Dufour & Megan Maloz crossed the line in 1:17:42: 253rd of 1,539 women's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 73% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:17, ahead of 87% of the field.
Chicago ran slow: the 663 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:16 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:49v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 6:09v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 6:06v median −0:35
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:24v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 6:01v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 6:09v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 6:11v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1532
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,532 women's teams who finished.