The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Dowling finished 1,348th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 2:02:04.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:06. A harder second half: 7:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:54, behind 95% of the field.
Boston ran fast: the 807 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:03 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:29Running 1 6:28v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 03 14:04Running 3 6:46v median +1:29
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Block 04 17:39Running 4 6:02v median +0:47
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:34v median +1:07
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 6:38v median +1:20
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Block 07 16:41Running 7 6:43v median +1:29
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Block 08 19:33Running 8 7:05v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:54
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.