The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:46 at Chicago 2025 put Emily Thomas 896th of 1,127 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 35% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:07Running 1 4:27v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:54v median +0:07
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Block 03 13:07Running 3 6:25v median +0:22
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 6:29v median +0:21
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Block 05 13:06Running 5 7:12v median +0:57
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:28v median +0:18
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 6:21v median +0:13
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Block 08 20:16Running 8 8:19v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.