The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:02 at Chicago 2025 put Joe van Bolderen 158th of 268 men in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Chicago gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 161 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 2:55v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 3:51v median −0:39
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Block 03 12:34Running 3 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:52v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:46v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:30v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:32v median −0:24
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Block 08 16:27Running 8 7:10v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 266
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 266 men who finished.