The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, Ella O’Toole & Shayla Ralphs crossed the line in 1:20:45: 367th of 1,539 women's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 62% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 9:40 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:48, was faster than 95% 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 8:17Running 1 3:58v median −0:51
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Block 02 10:51Running 2 9:22v median +3:01
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Block 03 13:10Running 3 9:23v median +2:47
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:06v median −1:35
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:25v median −1:26
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:31v median −1:16
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 5:26v median −1:20
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 5:51v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.