The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Bloom finished 1,357th of 1,463 men in the Open division at Boston 2025, in 2:03:06.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:32. The race faded late: the second half went 15:11 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 11:32Running 1 6:34v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 6:29v median +1:12
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Block 04 16:13Running 4 7:00v median +1:45
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Block 05 13:34Running 5 7:41v median +2:14
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Block 06 10:41Running 6 7:22v median +2:04
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Block 07 17:16Running 7 7:41v median +2:27
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Block 08 25:06Running 8 9:41v median +3:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.