The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Epperson finished 1,449th of 1,621 men in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:58:38.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:53 slower than the median. A harder second half: 11:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:55, behind 86% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:15v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:50v median +0:32
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Block 03 13:25Running 3 6:15v median +0:35
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Block 04 15:54Running 4 6:19v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:26v median +0:28
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Block 06 9:45Running 6 6:31v median +0:42
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Block 07 17:52Running 7 6:38v median +0:49
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Block 08 23:02Running 8 9:33v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:55
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.