The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christian Stanicek finished 1,493rd of 1,621 men in the Open division at Chicago 2025, in 2:02:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:50 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
The field ran 6:42 faster at Chicago 2025 than at Chicago 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:36v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 6:34v median +1:16
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Block 03 14:01Running 3 7:01v median +1:21
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Block 04 17:44Running 4 7:20v median +1:33
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Block 05 13:07Running 5 7:20v median +1:22
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Block 06 9:50Running 6 7:24v median +1:35
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Block 07 18:01Running 7 7:25v median +1:36
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Block 08 19:30Running 8 8:50v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:50
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.