The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Ruiz finished 284th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:17:23, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:25 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:10Running 1 4:53v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:06v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:27v median −0:50
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 4:21v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:23v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:29v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:34v median −0:40
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 4:55v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.