The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Bartkus finished 1,097th of 1,621 men in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:40:06.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:49 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:04v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:32v median +0:14
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 5:43v median +0:03
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 5:40v median −0:07
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:57v median −0:01
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 5:44v median −0:05
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 5:47v median −0:02
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Block 08 16:21Running 8 7:12v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:49
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.