The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Ricci finished 1,182nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:46:23.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:45. A harder second half: 6:12 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. 0:29 slower than at New York 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:18Running 1 6:23v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:34v median +0:42
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Block 03 12:10Running 3 5:49v median +0:32
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Block 04 13:17Running 4 5:54v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:51v median +0:24
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Block 06 10:28Running 6 6:29v median +1:11
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 5:47v median +0:33
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Block 08 19:34Running 8 6:56v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.