The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:05:01 at Chicago Navy Pier 2024 put Matt Smalbach 767th of 814 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 25% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:50 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:39 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Chicago Navy Pier ran fast: the 529 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:28 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:12v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 6:04v median +0:57
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Block 03 18:27Running 3 11:32v median +5:56
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Block 04 21:04Running 4 11:31v median +5:56
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Block 05 14:17Running 5 9:49v median +4:04
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Block 06 12:35Running 6 9:58v median +4:20
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Block 07 13:40Running 7 8:15v median +2:37
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 9:02v median +3:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:25
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.