The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Young & Eddie Melara finished 188th of 276 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:25:01.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:32 on the median. A harder second half: 5:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:54Running 1 4:42v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:38v median +0:26
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:43v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:56v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:37v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:27v median +0:52
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 6:26v median +0:54
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 7:59v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.