The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kristen Ekberg finished 1,079th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 2:18:47.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:27 slower than the median. A harder second half: 12:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:35 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Chicago gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 5:37v median +1:19
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Block 02 10:10Running 2 7:56v median +2:09
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Block 03 14:39Running 3 8:34v median +2:31
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Block 04 19:44Running 4 8:52v median +2:44
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Block 05 15:36Running 5 9:40v median +3:25
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Block 06 11:29Running 6 9:14v median +3:04
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Block 07 21:16Running 7 9:43v median +3:35
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Block 08 23:23Running 8 11:41v median +4:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:35
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.