The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zach Long finished 842nd of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:40:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 3:12 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:37v median −0:34
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Block 02 11:50Running 2 4:53v median −0:14
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 5:48v median +0:08
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:34v median −0:01
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 6:34v median +0:52
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:28v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:54v median +0:23
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 6:45v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:19
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.