The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Smith finished 629th of 814 men in the Open division at Chicago Navy Pier 2024, in 1:42:12.
The runs carried this race: faster than 40% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:42. A harder second half: 1:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Chicago Navy Pier gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:05v median +0:17
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:26v median +0:19
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 5:48v median +0:12
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 6:00v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:57v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:57v median +0:19
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Block 07 13:38Running 7 5:54v median +0:16
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Block 08 16:29Running 8 6:35v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.