The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Lawlor finished 713th of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:35:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:28 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:11 faster at Boston 2026 than at Washington DC 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:01v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 4:40v median −0:27
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 6:14v median +0:34
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 5:22v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:09v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:12v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:15v median −0:16
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 6:11v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.