The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2025, Caleb Hernandez crossed the line in 1:28:44: 726th of 1,463 men, faster than 50% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:43 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:42Running 1 6:10v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:54v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 4:57v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:16v median +0:01
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Block 05 14:24Running 5 9:27v median +4:00
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:00v median −0:18
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:00v median −0:14
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Block 08 13:23Running 8 5:44v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.