The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2025, Mike Paris crossed the line in 1:30:37: 763rd of 1,621 men, faster than 53% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:25. Stronger after halfway: 3:13 better against the middle of the field than before it.
That was 8:58 off the time at Chicago Navy Pier 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:58v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:27v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 5:39v median −0:01
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Block 04 15:23Running 4 5:43v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:59v median +0:01
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:02v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 6:01v median +0:12
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Block 08 14:38Running 8 7:05v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.