The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Ionta finished 452nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:21:46, faster than 69% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:31 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Boston gave the field time back: about 2:03 faster than the average race this season, by 807 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:29Running 1 6:04v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:13v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:06v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:06v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:55v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:07v median −0:07
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 5:35v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.