The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, catherine Heckler & Maggie Hickey crossed the line in 1:27:39: 686th of 1,539 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:33 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Chicago ran slow: the 663 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:16 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 4:59v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:50v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 6:12v median −0:24
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 6:14v median −0:27
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:23v median −0:28
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:26v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 6:35v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 7:12v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1532
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,532 women's teams who finished.