The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Lim finished 698th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:38:46.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:12. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 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 4:06v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 5:44v median −0:03
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Block 03 13:24Running 3 6:32v median +0:29
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 6:26v median +0:18
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 6:17v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:16v median +0:06
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 6:04v median −0:04
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Block 08 16:35Running 8 6:53v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.