The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marlon Somwaru finished 864th of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:41:52.
The runs carried this race: faster than 52% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 3:38 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:24 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 10:12Running 1 4:47v median +0:36
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Block 02 12:46Running 2 5:23v median +0:16
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Block 03 13:43Running 3 6:15v median +0:35
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 5:26v median −0:09
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:35v median −0:07
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 5:22v median −0:12
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 5:11v median −0:20
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 5:50v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.