The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, Zachary Ladage & Megan Lechtenberg crossed the line in 1:15:54: 263rd of 1,179 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 91% of the field across all eight, against 62% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:59, was faster than 85% 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 8:39Running 1 4:33v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:49v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:46v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 5:55v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:59v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:47v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:57v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 6:28v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.