The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert West finished 1,041st of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:39:13.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 16% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:41. A harder second half: 5:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:42Running 1 5:54v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 03 14:01Running 3 5:15v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:09v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:33v median +0:06
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:10v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 5:03v median −0:11
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Block 08 21:58Running 8 6:24v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.