The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, Jessica Mezich & Andrew Mezich crossed the line in 1:23:10: 525th of 1,179 mixed teams, faster than 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Chicago cost the whole field time: about 0:56 more than the average race this season, going by 421 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 5:07v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 6:15v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:32v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 6:15v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:15v median −0:07
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 6:23v median +0:09
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 6:07v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 6:43v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.