The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:18 at Chicago 2022 put David Houchins 190th of 233 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:03. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Chicago ran slow: the 139 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:58 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:47Running 1 6:36v median +1:05
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 6:16v median +0:49
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Block 03 15:30Running 3 6:53v median +0:47
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Block 04 14:27Running 4 6:45v median +0:39
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Block 05 12:52Running 5 7:07v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 6:44v median +0:38
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Block 07 13:25Running 7 6:31v median +0:29
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Block 08 16:15Running 8 7:01v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:12
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.