The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darren Snyder finished 1,003rd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:37:46.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Boston gave the field time back: about 2:03 faster than the average race this season, by 807 athletes who raced both. Darren Snyder's fastest of 6 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:24Running 1 7:39v median +1:47
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:03v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 6:19v median +1:02
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 6:41v median +1:26
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 7:09v median +1:42
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:48v median +1:30
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 6:22v median +1:08
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Block 08 15:16Running 8 6:56v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.