The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Cemel finished 234th of 450 women in the Open division at New York 2025, in 1:36:29.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:52 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:31. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
New York gave the field time back: about 1:56 faster than the average race this season, by 660 athletes who raced both. Melissa Cemel's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 11:39Running 1 6:18v median +0:39
-
Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:55v median +0:24
-
Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:55v median +0:10
-
Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:57v median +0:00
-
Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:05v median −0:13
-
Block 06 9:20Running 6 6:27v median +0:11
-
Block 07 13:06Running 7 6:15v median +0:12
-
Block 08 15:15Running 8 8:00v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 293
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 293 women who finished.