The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2025, Lauren Traub crossed the line in 1:30:02: 458th of 1,127 women, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:48. A harder second half: 2:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Chicago gained about 3:08. That was 3:58 off the time at Dallas 2023.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:10v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 5:26v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:32v median −0:31
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 5:46v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:37v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:51v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 6:01v median −0:07
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 6:28v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.