The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Boston 2026, Samuel Pfeiffer crossed the line in 1:21:16: 165th of 339 men, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 61% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:11 on the median. A harder second half: 3:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Boston ran slow: the 181 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:56 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:36v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:27v median +0:09
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:02v median +0:16
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:54v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:50v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:13v median +0:32
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:07v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 6:10v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.