The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, Bill Bender & John Myers crossed the line in 1:09:09: 56th of 276 men's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:47, was faster than 87% of the field.
Boston cost the whole field time: about 2:21 more than the average race this season, going by 355 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:40v median −0:38
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:17v median −0:55
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 4:19v median −1:18
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:14v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:19v median −1:24
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:21v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:24v median −1:08
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 5:02v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 266
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 266 men's teams who finished.