The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hale Hescock finished 403rd of 1,621 men in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:21:29, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:37 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:32v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:50v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 4:47v median −0:53
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:06v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:53v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:01v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:06v median −0:43
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 5:41v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.