The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Matson finished 170th of 268 men in the Pro division at Chicago 2025, in 1:26:30.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:49. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:39Running 1 3:40v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 4:56v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:17v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:24v median +0:24
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 5:54v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.