The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Foster finished 108th of 250 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:29:30, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:20 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:11 faster at Boston 2026 than at Washington DC 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:56v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:07v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:34v median +0:02
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 5:53v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:06v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 6:01v median +0:28
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 6:11v median +0:40
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 7:11v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.