The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Denis Pierce finished 394th of 418 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 2:17:02.
A station race more than a running one: 22% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 10:54 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 10:12Running 1 5:22v median +1:11
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Block 02 12:52Running 2 6:46v median +1:35
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Block 03 15:04Running 3 8:00v median +2:15
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Block 04 17:13Running 4 8:06v median +2:23
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Block 05 13:14Running 5 8:07v median +2:13
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Block 06 14:53Running 6 9:54v median +4:15
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Block 07 18:12Running 7 12:10v median +6:29
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Block 08 23:09Running 8 15:26v median +8:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:21
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.