The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Berbel finished 1,244th of 1,621 men in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:46:20.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:34 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 8:42Running 1 4:19v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 6:25v median +1:07
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:16v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 6:50v median +1:03
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Block 05 13:49Running 5 8:52v median +2:54
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 7:22v median +1:33
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Block 07 15:55Running 7 7:58v median +2:09
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Block 08 17:01Running 8 8:01v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.