The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago Navy Pier 2024, Eric Smith crossed the line in 1:17:47: 177th of 814 men, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:16 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Chicago Navy Pier 2024 and Chicago 2023 were 2:37 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:20v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:18v median −0:49
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 4:27v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:21v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:32v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:23v median −1:15
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 4:35v median −1:03
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 4:46v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 803
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 803 men who finished.