The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samantha Tollefson finished 1,074th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 2:16:45.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:34. A harder second half: 6:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:59 in the roxzone was slower than 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:26Running 1 5:52v median +1:34
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Block 02 12:21Running 2 7:32v median +1:45
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Block 03 15:49Running 3 8:10v median +2:07
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Block 04 17:21Running 4 8:15v median +2:07
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Block 05 15:22Running 5 8:47v median +2:32
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Block 06 11:30Running 6 8:56v median +2:46
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Block 07 16:17Running 7 8:55v median +2:47
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Block 08 23:49Running 8 11:45v median +4:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:59
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.