The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mitch Smith finished 727th of 814 men in the Open division at Chicago Navy Pier 2024, in 1:53:45.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:52 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 10:28Running 1 4:48v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 6:17v median +1:10
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 7:39v median +2:03
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Block 04 14:25Running 4 7:06v median +1:31
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Block 05 14:24Running 5 7:50v median +2:05
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Block 06 9:45Running 6 6:57v median +1:19
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Block 07 15:08Running 7 7:33v median +1:55
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Block 08 15:15Running 8 7:42v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:52
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.