The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Smith finished 513th of 1,621 men in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:24:23, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:39. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:20v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:29v median −0:49
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 4:50v median −0:50
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 4:57v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:14v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:03v median −0:46
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:03v median −0:46
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 6:29v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.