The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Gardiner finished 1,226th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:49:58.
The runs carried this race: faster than 45% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 9:33. A harder second half: 13:43 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 10:32Running 1 5:47v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:48v median −0:04
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Block 03 12:26Running 3 5:32v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 5:15v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 5:55v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 5:36v median +0:18
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Block 07 19:52Running 7 5:10v median −0:04
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Block 08 18:32Running 8 6:36v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.