The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Gladden finished 309th of 339 men in the Pro division at Boston 2026, in 1:51:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:23 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:14 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Boston cost the whole field time: about 0:56 more than the average race this season, going by 181 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:01v median +0:30
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Block 02 10:01Running 2 5:04v median +0:46
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Block 03 14:12Running 3 5:59v median +1:13
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 6:03v median +1:20
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:21v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:53Running 6 6:36v median +1:55
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Block 07 13:29Running 7 6:24v median +1:42
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Block 08 19:56Running 8 7:41v median +2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.