The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:29 at Boston 2026 put Rob Shirley 221st of 418 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:25 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Boston 2026 than at New York 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 4:53v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:51v median +0:40
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 6:05v median +0:20
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Block 04 14:10Running 4 6:22v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:23v median +0:29
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:22v median +0:43
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 6:31v median +0:50
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 7:16v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.