The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Boston 2026, Matthew Smith crossed the line in 1:29:49: 550th of 1,233 men, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:53 on the median. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Boston 2026 and Washington DC 2026 were 1:11 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 9:11Running 1 4:27v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:14v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:47v median +0:07
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 6:01v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:52v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 5:45v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:40v median +0:09
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 6:56v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.