The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Romero finished 972nd of 1,621 men in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:36:15.
The stations carried this race: faster than 63% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 1:05 on the median. A harder second half: 5:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 4:06v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:34v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:24v median +0:44
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 6:47v median +1:00
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 7:27v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:52v median +1:03
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 6:51v median +1:02
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Block 08 16:53Running 8 9:08v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.