The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:02 at Chicago 2023 put Michael Karger 317th of 469 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:44 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:18 faster at Chicago 2023 than at Chicago - North American Open Championship 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 3:50v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:02v median −0:09
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Block 03 14:34Running 3 5:09v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:04v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:25v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:02v median −0:39
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:13v median −0:26
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Block 08 17:43Running 8 5:56v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.