The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lystra Cole finished 1,115th of 1,127 women in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 2:35:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:03 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:04 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Chicago ran fast: the 475 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:53Running 1 5:49v median +1:31
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Block 02 13:07Running 2 8:50v median +3:03
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Block 03 20:52Running 3 9:06v median +3:03
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Block 04 21:02Running 4 9:52v median +3:44
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Block 05 16:01Running 5 9:49v median +3:34
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Block 06 14:26Running 6 10:06v median +3:56
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Block 07 19:26Running 7 9:56v median +3:48
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Block 08 27:24Running 8 11:51v median +4:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:04
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.