The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Madin Akpo-Esambe finished 259th of 268 men in the Pro division at Chicago 2025, in 2:01:10.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:19. A harder second half: 15:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:30, behind 95% 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 8:02Running 1 3:25v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:02v median +0:32
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Block 03 16:38Running 3 6:31v median +1:38
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Block 04 14:06Running 4 7:16v median +2:17
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Block 05 14:15Running 5 8:38v median +3:38
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Block 06 11:35Running 6 7:07v median +2:13
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 7:16v median +2:20
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Block 08 25:48Running 8 9:59v median +4:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.