The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Kupfer finished 172nd of 469 men in the Open division at Chicago 2023, in 1:24:00, faster than 63% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:14 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Chicago ran fast: the 275 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:18 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 3:44v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:24v median −0:47
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 5:22v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 5:14v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:35v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:04v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:47v median −0:52
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 5:23v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.