The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:15 at Boston 2026 put Josh Thurman on the age-group podium: 3rd of 31 in the 45–49 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:10, was faster than 92% of the field.
The field ran 3:25 faster at Boston 2026 than at Phoenix 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:26v median −0:45
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 4:19v median −0:52
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 4:46v median −0:59
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 4:37v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:55v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:53v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:49v median −0:52
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 5:30v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 406
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 406 men who finished.