The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2022, Ruben Chavez crossed the line in 1:18:16: 31st of 233 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Chicago cost the whole field time: about 1:58 more than the average race this season, going by 139 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:25v median −1:06
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:21v median −1:06
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 4:45v median −1:21
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:54v median −1:12
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:53v median −1:17
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:53v median −1:13
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 4:42v median −1:20
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 4:49v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 226
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 226 men who finished.