The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, Curtis Townshend & Kyle Howard-Johnson crossed the line in 1:20:21: 211th of 459 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:19 quicker than the median and 6th of 459. The race faded late: the second half went 1:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Boston ran slow: the 355 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:21 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:46v median +0:18
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:23v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 5:42v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 6:05v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 6:04v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 6:01v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 6:07v median +0:16
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 7:16v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 426
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 426 men's teams who finished.