The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Preston Bao & Ben Liu finished 342nd of 459 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:34:34.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:16Running 1 5:36v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:45Running 2 6:32v median +1:10
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 6:26v median +0:35
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 6:42v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:41v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:42v median +0:51
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 6:40v median +0:49
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 6:49v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
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.