The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2025, Heidi Bartels crossed the line in 1:31:31: 535th of 1,290 women, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:11 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 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 10:45Running 1 5:36v median −1:01
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:35v median −0:54
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 4:52v median −0:54
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 4:52v median −0:57
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:06v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:40v median −0:08
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Block 07 12:19Running 7 5:05v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 5:48v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:28
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.