The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ed Edelman finished 994th of 1,621 men in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:36:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:58 faster at Chicago 2025 than at Toronto 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:00v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:32v median +0:14
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 5:40v median +0:00
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 5:38v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:39v median −0:19
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:38v median −0:11
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 5:52v median +0:03
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 6:20v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.