The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amber Polachek finished 1,063rd of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 2:10:53.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 9:27 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:30, behind 96% 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Amber Polachek.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 4:49v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 7:07v median +1:20
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 7:40v median +1:37
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Block 04 24:23Running 4 8:23v median +2:15
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Block 05 14:27Running 5 8:54v median +2:39
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Block 06 11:18Running 6 8:47v median +2:37
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Block 07 15:19Running 7 8:56v median +2:48
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Block 08 21:15Running 8 11:26v median +4:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:30
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.