The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Hicks finished 823rd of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:39:38.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Boston 2026 than at New York 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:22v median +0:11
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:38v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:59v median +0:19
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 6:13v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:19v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:12v median +0:38
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Block 07 14:06Running 7 6:20v median +0:49
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 7:20v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.