The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Crystal finished 58th of 250 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:20:14, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:10, was faster than 85% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:06v median −1:04
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 3:49v median −1:18
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 4:52v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 4:22v median −1:11
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:36v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 4:33v median −0:58
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 5:23v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 249
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 249 men who finished.