The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2026, Brian O'Connell III crossed the line in 1:22:51: 339th of 1,233 men, faster than 73% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:12 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:39 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:03v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:44v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 4:52v median −0:48
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 4:54v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:50v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:50v median −0:44
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 4:50v median −0:41
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 5:42v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1228
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,228 men who finished.