The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2025, Laura Andresen & Elon Backer crossed the line in 1:17:55: 416th of 1,259 mixed teams, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Boston gave the field time back: about 1:35 faster than the average race this season, by 635 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:27Running 1 7:06v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:19v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:28v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 5:39v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:42v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:37v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:47v median +0:04
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 5:44v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1250
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,250 mixed teams who finished.