The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dale Chen finished 933rd of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:45:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:02 worse 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 9:03Running 1 4:24v median +0:13
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 5:45v median +0:38
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Block 03 12:10Running 3 6:19v median +0:39
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Block 04 14:06Running 4 6:16v median +0:41
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:16v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 6:21v median +0:47
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Block 07 14:58Running 7 6:35v median +1:04
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Block 08 15:02Running 8 7:14v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:49
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.