The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2025, Mark Palumbo crossed the line in 1:16:23: 252nd of 1,463 men, faster than 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:15 on the median. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:52, ahead of 88% 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. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Mark Palumbo.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:22v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:13v median −0:39
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:32v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:32v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:53v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:28v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:47v median −0:27
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 4:57v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.