The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zayne Hayes took 2nd of 21 in the 16–24 age group at Boston 2026, in 1:07:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:59, ahead of 92% of the field.
Boston cost the whole field time: about 0:56 more than the average race this season, going by 181 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Pro division for Zayne Hayes.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:14v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 3:45v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 3:47v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 3:43v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 3:52v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 3:48v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 3:37v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 4:10v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 339
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 339 men who finished.