The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Chicago 2022, Greg Elmer crossed the line in 1:23:00: 61st of 233 men, faster than 74% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:50 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:18 faster at Chicago 2022 than at Chicago 2021, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 4:58v median −0:33
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:53v median −0:34
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 5:15v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 5:17v median −0:49
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:15v median −0:55
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:17v median −0:49
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:36v median −0:26
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 5:59v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.