The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francesca Silvestri finished 1,043rd of 1,290 women in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:54:06.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:54 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Boston gave the field time back: about 2:20 faster than the average race this season, by 670 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:03Running 1 8:47v median +2:10
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 7:32v median +2:03
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Block 03 13:27Running 3 7:43v median +1:57
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Block 04 16:26Running 4 7:57v median +2:08
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Block 05 13:03Running 5 7:46v median +1:51
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 7:36v median +1:48
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Block 07 13:14Running 7 7:01v median +1:19
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Block 08 16:07Running 8 7:47v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1268
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,268 women who finished.