The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simone Wheeler finished 738th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:40:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:54 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 8:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Chicago ran fast: the 475 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:26v median +0:08
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Block 02 11:04Running 2 8:21v median +2:34
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 5:30v median −0:33
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Block 04 17:01Running 4 5:34v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:42v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:41v median −0:29
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:40v median −0:28
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 6:19v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.