The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, Melissa Shust & Ximena Kriete crossed the line in 1:18:52: 305th of 1,539 women's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:01, ahead of 92% of the field.
Chicago cost the whole field time: about 1:16 more than the average race this season, going by 663 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:20v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:30v median −0:51
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:39v median −0:57
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:43v median −0:58
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:59v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:50v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:46v median −1:00
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 6:10v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
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.