The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:21 at Chicago 2025 put Stephen Blackburn 1,042nd of 1,621 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:58. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:47v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:13v median −0:05
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 5:35v median −0:05
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Block 04 14:06Running 4 5:50v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:49v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:47v median −0:02
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 5:43v median −0:06
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Block 08 18:37Running 8 7:02v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.