The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bhaskar Bhattacharya finished 801st of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:38:51.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:19 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:50 faster at Boston 2026 than at Boston 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:20v median +0:09
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 5:32v median +0:25
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 5:47v median +0:07
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Block 04 15:02Running 4 5:50v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:49v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:50v median +0:16
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 6:01v median +0:30
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 6:36v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.