The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2025, Ben Stadler crossed the line in 1:31:00: 775th of 1,621 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:47. The race faded late: the second half went 2:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:01v median +0:06
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:12v median −0:06
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 5:51v median +0:11
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 5:23v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:33v median −0:25
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 5:08v median −0:41
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 5:21v median −0:28
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Block 08 15:44Running 8 6:33v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.