The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Desroches finished 911th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:34:20.
The stations carried this race: faster than 54% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:52 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 10:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:48 faster at Boston 2025 than at Chicago Navy Pier 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:48Running 1 6:06v median +0:14
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Block 02 12:49Running 2 9:29v median +4:37
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Block 03 13:42Running 3 8:14v median +2:57
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 5:18v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:16v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:12v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:14v median +0:00
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 5:30v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.