The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Heffernan finished 1,213th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:49:03.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:00. The race faded late: the second half went 2:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Boston gained about 2:03.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:19Running 1 6:31v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 5:28v median +0:36
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:55v median +0:38
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Block 04 16:35Running 4 6:04v median +0:49
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 7:19v median +1:52
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:49v median +1:31
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 6:20v median +1:06
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Block 08 19:11Running 8 7:31v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.