The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Nigro finished 1,214th of 1,233 men in the Open division at Boston 2026, in 2:33:40.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 13:00. A harder second half: 6:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:14, behind 99% of the field.
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 10:39Running 1 5:21v median +1:10
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Block 02 18:08Running 2 7:11v median +2:04
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Block 03 16:57Running 3 7:29v median +1:49
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Block 04 18:56Running 4 7:49v median +2:14
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Block 05 13:52Running 5 7:54v median +2:12
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Block 06 11:47Running 6 8:38v median +3:04
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Block 07 15:33Running 7 7:52v median +2:21
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Block 08 32:41Running 8 12:13v median +5:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:14
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.