The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Buckingham finished 581st of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:34:01.
On the row the field had the edge, by 1:00. The race faded late: the second half went 3:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:23Running 1 3:59v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:27v median −0:20
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:41v median −0:22
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Block 04 13:13Running 4 5:54v median −0:14
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Block 05 12:40Running 5 6:17v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:10v median +0:00
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 6:04v median −0:04
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 7:04v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.