The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, Dennis Katsman & Ajay Varadhan crossed the line in 1:14:47: 373rd of 905 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. The farmers carry cost the most time: 2:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:36v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:54v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 5:18v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 5:31v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:40v median −0:23
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 5:44v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:45v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 6:32v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
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.