The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Oakes finished 460th of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:26:55, faster than 63% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:53 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:26 faster at Boston 2026 than at New York 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 3:56v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:47v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:18v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:22v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:17v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:18v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 5:19v median −0:12
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:11v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.