The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Joseph Sullivan at Boston 2025: 1:12:32, 145th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:03, 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 9:36Running 1 5:04v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 3:57v median −0:55
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:01v median −1:16
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:03v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:05v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:03v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:06v median −1:08
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 4:37v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:03
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.