The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, Sebastian Ruge & Jeffrey Josefik crossed the line in 1:15:19: 121st of 459 men's teams, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:51 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:02Running 1 3:49v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:25v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 4:58v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:52v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:14v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:11v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:17v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 6:52v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.