The race, in three figures
The race, in words
William Villamil finished 1,145th of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 2:04:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:45, behind 92% of the field.
The field ran 3:07 faster at Boston 2026 than at Dallas 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 4:52v median +0:41
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Block 02 12:04Running 2 5:58v median +0:51
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Block 03 14:05Running 3 7:03v median +1:23
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Block 04 15:11Running 4 6:59v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 7:24v median +1:42
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 7:45v median +2:11
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Block 07 19:04Running 7 9:00v median +3:29
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Block 08 19:44Running 8 10:22v median +3:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:45
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.