The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Welu finished 1,352nd of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 2:02:35.
The runs carried this race: faster than 41% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:55 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:28Running 1 6:25v median +0:33
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 5:11v median +0:19
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Block 03 15:14Running 3 5:23v median +0:06
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Block 04 15:27Running 4 5:09v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:31v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 5:26v median +0:08
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Block 07 15:47Running 7 5:31v median +0:17
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Block 08 24:47Running 8 6:59v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.