The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Dustin Diefenderfer & Lindsey Diefenderfer at Chicago 2025: 1:09:45, 88th of 1,179 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:52 quicker than the median and 151st of 1,179. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:41, was faster than 91% of the field.
Chicago ran slow: the 421 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:56 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:54v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:50v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:59v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 4:56v median −1:17
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:01v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:57v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 5:01v median −1:12
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 5:27v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1172
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,172 mixed teams who finished.