The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Eshun finished 335th of 469 men in the Open division at Chicago 2023, in 1:38:31.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:03. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:16v median +0:18
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 5:29v median +0:18
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Block 03 13:38Running 3 7:22v median +1:39
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 6:51v median +1:12
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:58v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:11v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 6:28v median +0:49
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 7:08v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.