The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Williams finished 127th of 469 men in the Open division at Chicago 2023, in 1:19:37, faster than 73% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:11 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:25. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Chicago gave the field time back: about 2:18 faster than the average race this season, by 275 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:23Running 1 3:33v median −0:25
-
Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:42v median −0:29
-
Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:59v median −0:44
-
Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:55v median −0:44
-
Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:03v median −0:50
-
Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:56v median −0:45
-
Block 07 11:35Running 7 5:05v median −0:34
-
Block 08 10:26Running 8 5:34v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.