The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, Colin Bishop & michael bird crossed the line in 1:09:26: 56th of 261 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Stronger after halfway: 2:38 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Boston cost the whole field time: about 2:21 more than the average race this season, going by 355 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:11v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:50v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:42v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:38v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:39v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:38v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:37v median −1:01
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Block 08 9:03Running 8 4:53v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 261
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 261 men's teams who finished.