The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2026, Qing Zhao Ruan crossed the line in 1:28:00: 491st of 1,233 men, faster than 60% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:33 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:10v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 4:54v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:20v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:12v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:38v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:32v median −0:02
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 5:37v median +0:06
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:37v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.