The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, Sarah Friedman & Matt Thalhamer crossed the line in 1:18:48: 363rd of 1,179 mixed teams, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:55 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:13Running 1 4:07v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:23v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 6:32v median +0:24
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 6:18v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 6:05v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 6:03v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 6:07v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 6:29v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.