The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mercedes Dillow finished 879th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:47:52.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:59 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:43 worse 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 10:08Running 1 4:45v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 6:54v median +1:07
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Block 03 13:41Running 3 7:20v median +1:17
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Block 04 14:16Running 4 7:29v median +1:21
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Block 05 13:53Running 5 8:02v median +1:47
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 7:28v median +1:18
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 7:56v median +1:48
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 8:38v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.