The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marlon Forde & Dearbhla McGuinness finished 559th of 1,179 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:23:50, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:06Running 1 3:54v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:19v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:44v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:41v median −0:32
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:39v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:43v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:52v median −0:21
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Block 08 13:25Running 8 6:46v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.