The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ron Ward finished 1,204th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:48:30.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:24 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:13 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 11:12Running 1 6:42v median +0:50
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:22v median +0:30
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Block 03 12:56Running 3 6:07v median +0:50
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Block 04 14:35Running 4 5:40v median +0:25
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 7:20v median +1:53
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:30v median +1:12
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Block 07 13:00Running 7 6:26v median +1:12
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Block 08 18:35Running 8 8:42v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.