The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeff Vater finished 177th of 469 men in the Open division at Chicago 2023, in 1:24:18, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:06 on the median. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:13Running 1 4:04v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:22v median +0:11
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 5:46v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:40v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:35v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:46v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 5:44v median +0:05
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 6:24v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.