The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melody Drexler finished 909th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:49:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:32 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. Melody Drexler's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 4:23v median +0:05
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Block 02 9:57Running 2 5:58v median +0:11
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Block 03 13:55Running 3 6:10v median +0:07
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Block 04 13:06Running 4 6:18v median +0:10
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 6:36v median +0:21
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Block 06 10:26Running 6 7:03v median +0:53
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 7:19v median +1:11
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Block 08 19:15Running 8 8:18v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.