The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:40 at Boston 2026 put Kareem Abdalla 849th of 1,233 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:52. A harder second half: 3:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:31Running 1 4:58v median +0:47
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Block 02 10:09Running 2 6:11v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 6:12v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 6:31v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:50v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 6:08v median +0:34
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Block 07 12:51Running 7 6:29v median +0:58
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Block 08 15:25Running 8 7:51v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.