The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerard Rousseau finished 1,016th of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 1:51:05.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:14, behind 94% of the field.
The field ran 1:26 faster at Boston 2026 than at New York 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:00v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 5:57v median +0:50
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 6:15v median +0:35
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Block 04 15:11Running 4 6:33v median +0:58
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 7:10v median +1:28
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:52v median +1:18
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Block 07 14:34Running 7 7:30v median +1:59
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Block 08 17:03Running 8 8:35v median +2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:14
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.