The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ardal O'Neill finished 904th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:34:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:23 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:25 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Boston ran fast: the 807 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:03 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:59Running 1 6:22v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:03v median +0:11
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 6:10v median +0:53
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Block 04 12:01Running 4 5:15v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:13v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 4:52v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:34v median −0:40
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Block 08 15:31Running 8 5:15v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.