The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2026, April John Mercado crossed the line in 1:29:24: 539th of 1,233 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 31% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:44 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Boston 2026 and Miami 2026 were 3:06 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:01v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:55v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:30v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:39v median +0:04
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:33v median +0:51
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:15v median −0:19
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Block 07 14:40Running 7 9:53v median +4:22
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 6:57v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.