The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, Melissa Alvarez & Erin O'Leary crossed the line in 1:23:03: 480th of 1,539 women's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:26Running 1 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 6:02v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 6:07v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 6:09v median −0:32
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:58v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 6:10v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 6:01v median −0:45
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 6:50v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.