The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Fagen finished 585th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:25:24, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:56. Stronger after halfway: 3:31 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:25Running 1 4:48v median −1:04
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 4:06v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 4:18v median −0:59
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:26v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:39v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:32v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:44v median −0:30
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 5:18v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.