The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2025, Nicholas Hardrath crossed the line in 1:23:30: 478th of 1,621 men, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:09v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:23v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:44v median −0:56
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 4:38v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:09v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:09v median −0:40
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 4:59v median −0:50
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Block 08 16:00Running 8 6:18v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.