The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:40 at Chicago 2023 put John Kretschmer 208th of 469 men in the Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:46 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Chicago gained about 2:18. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for John Kretschmer.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 3:35v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 4:44v median −0:27
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:11v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:04v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:09v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:10v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:14v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:13v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.