The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elizabeth Unger & Adam Johnson finished 1,056th of 1,179 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Chicago 2025, in 1:44:13.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:52 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 9:49Running 1 5:31v median +1:06
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 6:51v median +1:00
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Block 03 12:34Running 3 8:37v median +2:29
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Block 04 13:30Running 4 9:10v median +2:57
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 7:48v median +1:26
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Block 06 10:31Running 6 8:43v median +2:29
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 8:47v median +2:34
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 10:02v median +3:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.