The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zach Cygan & Stephen Smilie finished in the top 10% of the field at Chicago 2025, in 57:20 for 5th of 905 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 66% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:34, ahead of 99% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:35Running 1 2:41v median −1:25
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Block 02 5:19Running 2 3:35v median −1:55
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:05v median −1:43
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Block 04 6:05Running 4 3:41v median −2:12
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Block 05 8:03Running 5 3:50v median −2:13
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:45v median −2:10
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Block 07 6:40Running 7 3:48v median −2:06
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:05v median −2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 896
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 896 men's teams who finished.