The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colin Smith finished 198th of 250 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:45:05.
The runs carried this race: faster than 44% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:18 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:04v median −0:06
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 5:18v median +0:11
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:27v median −0:05
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Block 04 15:16Running 4 5:35v median +0:02
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 6:03v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:49v median +0:16
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:48v median +0:17
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Block 08 18:40Running 8 6:55v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.