The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lexi St John finished 1,043rd of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 2:06:27.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:54, behind 94% of the field.
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 10:28Running 1 5:02v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 6:45v median +0:58
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Block 03 14:45Running 3 7:05v median +1:02
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Block 04 18:22Running 4 8:06v median +1:58
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Block 05 14:15Running 5 7:54v median +1:39
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Block 06 10:35Running 6 8:11v median +2:01
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Block 07 17:42Running 7 8:24v median +2:16
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Block 08 20:22Running 8 10:18v median +3:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:54
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.