The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael D’Aquila finished in the top 10% of the field at Chicago 2025, in 1:14:35 for 159th of 1,621 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:20v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:20v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:34v median −1:06
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 4:45v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:42v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:38v median −1:11
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:34v median −1:15
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 5:09v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.