The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2025, Nicole Anderson crossed the line in 1:33:12: 562nd of 1,127 women, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:49 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 3:57v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 5:03v median −0:44
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:24v median −0:39
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 5:41v median −0:27
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 5:46v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:28v median −0:42
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:38v median −0:30
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Block 08 18:34Running 8 6:07v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.