The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Preston finished 281st of 475 women in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:39:17.
If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 0:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:28, was faster than 87% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 4:35v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 5:29v median −0:11
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 6:02v median +0:01
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 6:03v median +0:01
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Block 05 14:51Running 5 8:24v median +2:14
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Block 06 10:57Running 6 8:08v median +2:05
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 6:06v median +0:06
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 7:05v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 472
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 472 women who finished.