The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2022, John Buttermore crossed the line in 1:18:46: 37th of 233 men, faster than 84% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:12 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:51 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Chicago. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:58.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:07v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:45v median −0:42
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:09v median −0:57
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:07v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:55v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 5:02v median −1:04
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:00v median −1:02
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 5:21v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
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.