The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Pappas finished 218th of 339 men in the Pro division at Boston 2026, in 1:28:22.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:20 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Boston cost the whole field time: about 0:56 more than the average race this season, going by 181 athletes who raced both. 2:05 slower than at Boston 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:26v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:17v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:11v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:02v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 6:06v median +1:22
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:20v median +0:39
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:23v median +0:41
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 7:28v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.