The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Blake Firestone finished 1,132nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:43:58.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:34 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:05 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:17Running 1 6:56v median +1:04
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:33v median +0:41
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 5:37v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 6:02v median +0:47
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:09v median +1:42
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:44v median +0:26
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Block 07 13:31Running 7 5:36v median +0:22
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Block 08 18:45Running 8 7:18v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.