The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Devin Quirk finished 214th of 418 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:36:02.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:34. A harder second half: 6:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:11 faster at Boston 2026 than at Chicago 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:32v median −0:39
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 4:25v median −0:46
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:00v median −0:45
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Block 04 11:59Running 4 4:55v median −0:48
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:11v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:18v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:07v median −0:34
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Block 08 20:03Running 8 5:54v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.