The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, Ben Smith & Matt Price crossed the line in 1:13:05: 95th of 459 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 86% of the field across all eight, against 66% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:49 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:46, was faster than 94% of the field.
Boston ran slow: the 355 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:32v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:06v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:30v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 5:29v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:30v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:27v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 5:30v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 5:47v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 426
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 426 men's teams who finished.