The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Mayo & Nick Merritt finished 245th of 261 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:41:33.
The stations carried this race: faster than 24% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:41. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Boston. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:59v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 7:04v median +1:52
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Block 03 13:12Running 3 9:12v median +3:31
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Block 04 14:25Running 4 10:15v median +4:34
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 7:42v median +1:52
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 7:12v median +1:28
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Block 07 13:24Running 7 8:03v median +2:25
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Block 08 13:34Running 8 8:44v median +2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.