The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valerie Ulm finished 917th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:49:56.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:11 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 10:02Running 1 4:50v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 6:35v median +0:48
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 6:51v median +0:48
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Block 04 15:18Running 4 7:08v median +1:00
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Block 05 13:28Running 5 7:55v median +1:40
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Block 06 9:55Running 6 7:50v median +1:40
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 7:54v median +1:46
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Block 08 17:40Running 8 9:01v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.