The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2026, Eric Brown crossed the line in 1:29:39: 547th of 1,233 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 3:12v median −0:59
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:36v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:34v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:16v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:31v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:04v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:12v median −0:19
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Block 08 18:30Running 8 6:35v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.