The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Combs finished 379th of 469 men in the Open division at Chicago 2023, in 1:47:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 5:40 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:13 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 10:03Running 1 4:46v median +0:48
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Block 02 11:31Running 2 6:07v median +0:56
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Block 03 17:57Running 3 6:47v median +1:04
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 6:20v median +0:41
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:26v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:52v median +0:11
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:29v median −0:10
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Block 08 16:50Running 8 5:57v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.