The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michele Oberlin finished 898th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:48:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:24 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 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 9:56Running 1 5:08v median +0:50
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Block 02 11:47Running 2 9:43v median +3:56
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Block 03 12:45Running 3 7:19v median +1:16
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Block 04 15:32Running 4 7:35v median +1:27
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Block 05 13:24Running 5 7:34v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:58Running 6 7:31v median +1:21
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 7:24v median +1:16
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 8:18v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.