The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:45 at Chicago 2025 put Ali Shaffer & Austin Loper 219th of 1,179 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:49, ahead of 89% 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 8:07Running 1 3:56v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 5:05v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:12v median −0:56
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:07v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:22v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:05v median −1:09
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:06v median −1:07
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 5:35v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.