The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gary Carpenter finished 224th of 268 men in the Pro division at Chicago 2025, in 1:37:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:50, behind 91% of the field.
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 8:56Running 1 4:46v median +1:31
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 6:09v median +1:39
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:21v median +1:28
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 6:43v median +1:44
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 7:06v median +2:06
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 7:02v median +2:08
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Block 07 12:27Running 7 6:42v median +1:46
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 7:27v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.