The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2026, Michael Gonzalez crossed the line in 1:22:53: 105th of 418 men, faster than 75% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:47 quicker than the median and 18th of 418. Stronger after halfway: 4:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:31, was faster than 86% of the field.
That was 2:55 off the time at Rome 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:06v median −0:05
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 4:55v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:28v median −0:17
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:24v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:13v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:16v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:12v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 6:10v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.