The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2025, Vince Ophus crossed the line in 1:30:08: 746th of 1,621 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:51 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:36v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:37v median −0:41
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:11v median −0:29
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 5:31v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:12v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:27v median −0:22
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 5:09v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:45Running 8 5:37v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.