The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zach Forehand finished 572nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:25:01, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:24Running 1 5:05v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:09v median −0:43
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 4:56v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 4:53v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:00v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:59v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 4:53v median −0:21
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 5:23v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.