The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cary Epstein finished 1,231st of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 1:50:12.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:33. A harder second half: 8:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:50Running 1 6:53v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:44v median +0:52
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 5:53v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:53v median +0:38
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 6:43v median +1:16
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:07v median +0:49
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 5:47v median +0:33
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Block 08 21:31Running 8 8:05v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.