The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kyle Harper finished 230th of 268 men in the Pro division at Chicago 2025, in 1:39:42.
The stations carried this race: faster than 34% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:59 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 8:19Running 1 3:58v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 6:04v median +1:34
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Block 03 12:55Running 3 6:45v median +1:52
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 6:35v median +1:36
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:20v median +2:20
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:40v median +1:46
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 6:52v median +1:56
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 8:05v median +2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.