The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Joe Vella at Boston 2025: 1:06:51, 44th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:55 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:54 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:01, ahead of 97% of the field.
Boston ran fast: the 807 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:03 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:13v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:04v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:28Running 4 3:57v median −1:18
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:06v median −1:21
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:05v median −1:13
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Block 07 7:27Running 7 4:01v median −1:13
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Block 08 8:15Running 8 4:17v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1443
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,443 men who finished.