The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Diemhanh Nguyen took 2nd of 29 in the 55–59 age group at Boston 2025, in 1:25:30.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:52 quicker than the median and 130th of 1,290. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Boston gave the field time back: about 2:20 faster than the average race this season, by 670 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:00Running 1 6:31v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:28v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:30v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 5:38v median −0:11
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:49v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:28v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:33v median −0:09
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 6:09v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1268
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,268 women who finished.