The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Frances de Guzman finished 1,008th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 2:00:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:46 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
The field ran 2:53 faster at Chicago 2025 than at Boston 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 4:50v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 6:43v median +0:56
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Block 03 14:28Running 3 7:08v median +1:05
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 7:18v median +1:10
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Block 05 15:03Running 5 9:15v median +3:00
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Block 06 10:51Running 6 8:41v median +2:31
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Block 07 16:00Running 7 8:07v median +1:59
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Block 08 19:19Running 8 11:03v median +4:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.