The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Bouback won the 45–49 age group at Chicago 2023 in 1:04:41, first of 58.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:14 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:14 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:03, ahead of 96% of the field.
Chicago ran fast: the 275 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:18 quicker here than at their other races. Matt Bouback's fastest of 7 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 2:58v median −1:00
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:04v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:15v median −1:28
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Block 04 6:50Running 4 4:13v median −1:26
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:14v median −1:39
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:15v median −1:26
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 4:24v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 4:28v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 462
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 462 men who finished.