The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kelly Bergquist finished 163rd of 195 women in the Open division at Chicago - North American Open Championship 2023, in 1:49:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:43 faster at Chicago - North American Open Championship 2023 than at Chicago 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:07Running 1 5:49v median +0:15
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 7:14v median +2:00
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Block 03 13:26Running 3 5:15v median −0:24
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:18v median −0:19
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Block 05 13:23Running 5 6:37v median +0:44
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:07v median +0:25
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Block 07 14:02Running 7 5:31v median −0:10
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 8:23v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 192
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 192 women who finished.
Elsewhere
Individual Open · Women at Chicago - North American Open Championship 2023
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