The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:38 at Boston 2025 put Michael Smith & Itana Smith 871st of 1,259 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:48Running 1 6:47v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:07v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:10v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:17v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:35v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 5:30v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:31v median −0:12
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 6:13v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.