The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2025, Mason Poisson crossed the line in 1:16:56: 268th of 1,463 men, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:28 on the median. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:34, ahead of 92% 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 9:49Running 1 5:34v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:34v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:53v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 4:56v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:06v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:57v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:01v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 5:31v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.