The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Vandling finished 1,097th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:41:37.
The stations carried this race: faster than 51% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 5:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. 13:45 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
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 10:19Running 1 5:37v median −0:15
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Block 02 12:20Running 2 9:30v median +4:38
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:30v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:41v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:55v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:25v median +0:07
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 5:22v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 6:53v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:45
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.