The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zach Cygan won the 16–24 age group at Chicago 2025 in 59:15, first of 112.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:41 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:15, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 2:51 faster at Chicago 2025 than at Atlanta 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:46Running 1 2:34v median −1:21
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:25v median −1:53
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 3:33v median −2:07
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Block 04 6:04Running 4 3:30v median −2:17
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:37v median −2:21
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:33v median −2:16
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Block 07 6:17Running 7 3:34v median −2:15
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 3:56v median −2:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1612
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,612 men who finished.