The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Meroni III finished 691st of 1,621 men in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:28:27, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:57 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:23 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:06v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:04v median −0:14
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 5:34v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:16v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:41v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:34v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:00v median −0:49
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Block 08 14:53Running 8 6:30v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.