The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liv Biesemans finished 936th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:51:49.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:15 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 8:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Chicago gave the field time back: about 3:08 faster than the average race this season, by 475 athletes who raced both. That was 14:15 off the time at New York 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 4:42v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 6:23v median +0:36
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 6:28v median +0:25
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Block 04 15:35Running 4 6:46v median +0:38
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 7:05v median +0:50
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 7:01v median +0:51
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Block 07 16:32Running 7 7:11v median +1:03
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Block 08 18:48Running 8 9:16v median +2:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.