The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Petersen finished 886th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:48:22.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:08. A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:14 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 9:49Running 1 5:11v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 6:30v median +0:43
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 6:35v median +0:32
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Block 04 16:48Running 4 10:08v median +4:00
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:46v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:51v median +0:41
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Block 07 13:17Running 7 6:46v median +0:38
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Block 08 17:37Running 8 7:59v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
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.