The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2025, Eric Zalewski crossed the line in 1:19:43: 374th of 1,463 men, faster than 74% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 82% of the field across all eight, against 62% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 2:03 quicker than the median and 245th of 1,463. The race faded late: the second half went 2:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Boston gained about 2:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:38v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:17v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:36v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:39v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:02v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:00v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 6:15v median +1:01
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 6:06v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.