The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:28:54 at Boston 2025 put Bill O'Connor 1,441st of 1,463 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:48. A harder second half: 10:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:51, behind 99% 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 15:52Running 1 9:35v median +3:43
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 7:35v median +2:43
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Block 03 14:18Running 3 7:44v median +2:27
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Block 04 19:34Running 4 8:10v median +2:55
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Block 05 14:56Running 5 8:31v median +3:04
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Block 06 11:26Running 6 8:01v median +2:43
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Block 07 18:04Running 7 8:46v median +3:32
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Block 08 27:02Running 8 10:21v median +4:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:51
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.