The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ivan Blanford & Patrick Paul finished 146th of 459 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:16:15, faster than 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Boston cost the whole field time: about 2:21 more than the average race this season, going by 355 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:01v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:37v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:58v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:10v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:14v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:19v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:17v median −0:34
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 5:55v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.