The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Spencer Roush & Orla Cuffe at Chicago 2025: 1:10:28, 104th of 1,179 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:24, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a slow day in Chicago. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:44v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:49v median −1:02
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:03v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 5:02v median −1:11
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:14v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:58v median −1:16
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:54v median −1:19
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:06v median −1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
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.