The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tenzin Thargay finished 332nd of 418 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:53:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 7:46 slower than the median. A harder second half: 10:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:11 faster at Boston 2026 than at Washington DC 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:16v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:13v median +0:02
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Block 03 13:02Running 3 6:50v median +1:05
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 5:50v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:06v median +0:12
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 5:56v median +0:17
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Block 07 19:25Running 7 6:02v median +0:21
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Block 08 18:13Running 8 7:37v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:03
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.