The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, Marius So & Tanay Puranik crossed the line in 1:13:56: 90th of 276 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:48, was faster than 86% of the field.
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 8:21Running 1 4:11v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:50v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:09v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 4:58v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:02v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:00v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:49v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 5:26v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.