The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jefferson Cheng finished 296th of 418 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:47:57.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:37. A harder second half: 7:29 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 9:19Running 1 4:41v median +0:30
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Block 02 10:02Running 2 7:17v median +2:06
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 6:46v median +1:01
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 6:56v median +1:13
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 7:10v median +1:16
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Block 06 9:57Running 6 7:45v median +2:06
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Block 07 17:28Running 7 8:14v median +2:33
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 9:26v median +2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:54
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.