The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, Andrew Nicholas & Kelly Benfey crossed the line in 1:16:03: 269th of 1,179 mixed teams, faster than 77% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:50, was faster than 88% 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 8:20Running 1 4:21v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:45v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 6:06v median −0:02
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 6:05v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 6:04v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:51v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:57v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 6:29v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.