The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liz Pappalardo & Mark Pappalardo finished 296th of 1,179 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:16:39, faster than 75% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 63% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:56 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:49Running 1 4:42v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:41v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:43v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 5:46v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 6:06v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:49v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 6:00v median −0:13
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 6:15v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
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.