The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:04 at Boston 2025 put Casey Shields 1,228th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:26. A harder second half: 3:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:29 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 12:17Running 1 7:31v median +1:39
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 6:13v median +1:21
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 6:37v median +1:20
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 6:28v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:42v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:20v median +1:02
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 6:16v median +1:02
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Block 08 21:02Running 8 7:43v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:29
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.