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BOSTON MARATHON 2023

Paul Shires

Bib: 23783•M

CA

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Overall
#0 / 26622
Gender (Male)
#0 / 15176
Masters (Masters Men)
#0 / 9891
Division (M70-74)
#0 / 213
Race Day Weather
49°/39°F
light intensity drizzle

⏱️ Race Timeline

Start
0:00:00
Race begins
5K· 3.11 mi
27:06
Rank: #19029
Start → 5K
27:06 | 8:43/mi
10K· 6.21 mi
55:23
Rank: #20276 (-1247)
5K → 10K
28:17 | 9:06/mi
15K· 9.32 mi
1:24:26
Rank: #20833 (-557)
10K → 15K
29:03 | 9:21/mi
20K· 12.43 mi
1:54:01
Rank: #21089 (-256)
15K → 20K
29:35 | 9:31/mi
Half· 13.11 mi
2:00:20
Rank: #21113 (-24)
20K → Half
6:19 | 9:16/mi
25K· 15.53 mi
2:23:48
Rank: #21145 (-32)
Half → 25K
23:28 | 9:41/mi
30K· 18.64 mi
2:56:33
Rank: #21386 (-241)
25K → 30K
32:45 | 10:32/mi
20M
3:12:41
Rank: #21691 (-305)
30K → 20M
16:08 | 11:53/mi
21M
3:24:34
Rank: #21768 (-77)
20M → 21M
11:53 | 11:53/mi
35K· 21.75 mi
3:33:56
Rank: #21995 (-227)
21M → 35K
9:22 | 12:31/mi
23M
3:50:04
Rank: #22259 (-264)
35K → 23M
16:08 | 12:53/mi
24M
4:02:37
Rank: #22444 (-185)
23M → 24M
12:33 | 12:33/mi
40K· 24.85 mi
4:14:26
Rank: #22656 (-212)
24M → 40K
11:49 | 13:49/mi
25.2M
4:20:27
Rank: #22816 (-160)
40K → 25.2M
6:01 | 17:27/mi
Finish· 26.22 mi
4:35:45
Rank: #23181 (-365)
25.2M → Finish
15:18 | 15:01/mi

The Course

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Half Splits

1st Half· via HalfFaster
Distance13.11 mi
Time2:00:20
Pace9:11 /mi
2nd Half
Distance13.11 mi
Time2:35:25
Pace11:51 /mi
📊Positive Split: 29.2% slower second half

Checkpoint Splits

CheckpointDistanceTime of DayTimeAvg PaceSegment TimeSegment PaceDiff
5K
3.11 mi11:22:4527:068:4327:06
8:43
-
10K
6.21 mi11:51:0255:238:5528:17
9:06
+0:23
15K
9.32 mi12:20:051:24:269:0429:03
9:21
+0:15
20K
12.43 mi12:49:401:54:019:1029:35
9:31
+0:10
Half
13.11 mi12:55:592:00:209:116:19
9:16
-0:15
25K
15.53 mi13:19:272:23:489:1523:28
9:41
+0:25
30K
18.64 mi13:52:122:56:339:2832:45
10:32
+0:51
20M
20.00 mi14:08:203:12:419:3816:08
11:53
+1:21
21M
21.00 mi14:20:133:24:349:4411:53
11:53
0:00
35K
21.75 mi14:29:353:33:569:509:22
12:31
+0:38
23M
23.00 mi14:45:433:50:0410:0016:08
12:53
+0:22
24M
24.00 mi14:58:164:02:3710:0712:33
12:33
-0:20
40K
24.85 mi15:10:054:14:2610:1411:49
13:49
+1:16
25.2M
25.20 mi15:16:064:20:2710:206:01
17:27
+3:38
Finish
26.22 mi15:31:244:35:4510:3115:18
15:01
-2:26

Checkpoints & Pacing

📈Pace Line

Pace Progression

Track your pace changes throughout the race. Dot colors mark your quickest to easiest segments, relative to your own pace.

Fastest Pace

8:43 /mi

Average Pace

10:31 /mi

Slowest Pace

17:27 /mi

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Fastest
Middle
Slowest
Average

📊Segments

Segment Time Comparison

Time at Faster Pace

2:56:33

64% of race

Time at Steady Pace

1:06:04

24% of race

Time at Slower Pace

33:08

12% of race

Average Pace: 10:31 /mi

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Faster pace (< avg)
Steady pace (≈ avg)
Slower pace (> avg)

🎨Heatmap

Pace Heatmap

Where you sped up and eased off relative to your own pace across the race. Colors are relative to your own range, not to other runners.

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0mi6.6mi13.1mi19.7mi26.2mi
Pace:
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Steady
Slower

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✨Sparklines

Checkpoint Splits with Pace Trends

Overall Pace Trend

CheckpointDistanceTime of DayTimeAvg PaceSegmentPaceTrendRank
5K
3.11 mi11:22:4527:068:4327:06
8:43
#19029
10K
6.21 mi11:51:0255:238:5528:17
9:06
#20276
15K
9.32 mi12:20:051:24:269:0429:03
9:21
#20833
20K
12.43 mi12:49:401:54:019:1029:35
9:31
#21089
Half
13.11 mi12:55:592:00:209:116:19
9:16
#21113
25K
15.53 mi13:19:272:23:489:1523:28
9:41
#21145
30K
18.64 mi13:52:122:56:339:2832:45
10:32
#21386
20M
20.00 mi14:08:203:12:419:3816:08
11:53
#21691
21M
21.00 mi14:20:133:24:349:4411:53
11:53
#21768
35K
21.75 mi14:29:353:33:569:509:22
12:31
#21995
23M
23.00 mi14:45:433:50:0410:0016:08
12:53
#22259
24M
24.00 mi14:58:164:02:3710:0712:33
12:33
#22444
40K
24.85 mi15:10:054:14:2610:1411:49
13:49
#22656
25.2M
25.20 mi15:16:064:20:2710:206:01
17:27
#22816
Finish
26.22 mi15:31:244:35:4510:3115:18
15:01
#23181
Faster pace
Steady pace
Slower pace
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~Segment time uses estimated prior

Checkpoint and Segment Rankings

CheckpointDistanceSeg. DistOverallMalesM70-74Seg. OverallSeg. MalesSeg. M70-74
5K3.11 mi3.11 mi19029117921179221807(Top 82%)13111(Top 86%)13111(Top 6155%)
10K6.21 mi3.10 mi20276-124712350-55812350-55821283(Top 80%)12831(Top 85%)12831(Top 6024%)
15K9.32 mi3.11 mi20833-55712620-27012620-27021807(Top 82%)13111(Top 86%)13111(Top 6155%)
20K12.43 mi3.11 mi21089-25612747-12712747-12721622(Top 81%)13017(Top 86%)13017(Top 6111%)
Half13.11 mi0.68 mi21113-2412761-1412761-1421352(Top 80%)12903(Top 85%)12903(Top 6058%)
25K15.53 mi2.42 mi21145-3212770-912770-921384(Top 80%)12875(Top 85%)12875(Top 6045%)
30K18.64 mi3.11 mi21386-24112871-10112871-10122294(Top 84%)13204(Top 87%)13204(Top 6199%)
20M20.00 mi1.36 mi21691-30512995-12412995-12424048(Top 90%)13917(Top 92%)13917(Top 6534%)
21M21.00 mi1.00 mi21768-7713022-2713022-2722541(Top 85%)13212(Top 87%)13212(Top 6203%)
35K21.75 mi0.75 mi21995-22713116-9413116-9425192(Top 95%)14412(Top 95%)14412(Top 6766%)
23M23.00 mi1.25 mi22259-26413221-10513221-10524972(Top 94%)14329(Top 94%)14329(Top 6727%)
24M24.00 mi1.00 mi22444-18513291-7013291-7025093(Top 94%)14338(Top 94%)14338(Top 6731%)
40K24.85 mi0.85 mi22656-21213376-8513376-8525578(Top 96%)14592(Top 96%)14592(Top 6851%)
25.2M25.20 mi0.35 mi22816-16013449-7313449-7326439(Top 99%)15060(Top 99%)15060(Top 7070%)
Finish26.22 mi1.02 mi23181-36513617-16813617-16826502(Top 100%)15095(Top 99%)15095(Top 7087%)

Segment Performance Analysis

10K→15K

0.0 - 3.1 mi

Top 82%
×21stories
+97ft-345ft

Overall

21807

Males

13111

M70-74

13111

5K→10K

3.1 - 6.2 mi

Top 80%
×5stories
+79ft-138ft

Overall

21283

Males

12831

M70-74

12831

10K→15K

6.2 - 9.3 mi

Top 82%
×3stories
+67ft-78ft

Overall

21807

Males

13111

M70-74

13111

15K→20K

9.3 - 12.4 mi

Top 81%
×5stories
+106ft-86ft

Overall

21622

Males

13017

M70-74

13017

20K→Half

12.4 - 13.1 mi

Top 80%
×2stories
+19ft-37ft

Overall

21352

Males

12903

M70-74

12903

Half→25K

13.1 - 15.5 mi

Top 80%
×4stories
+66ft-88ft

Overall

21384

Males

12875

M70-74

12875

25K→30K

15.5 - 18.6 mi

Top 84%
×9stories
+181ft-148ft

Overall

22294

Males

13204

M70-74

13204

30K→20M

18.6 - 20.0 mi

Top 90%
×5stories
+64ft-50ft

Overall

24048

Males

13917

M70-74

13917

20M→21M

20.0 - 21.0 mi

Top 85%
×8stories
+106ft-24ft

Overall

22541

Males

13212

M70-74

13212

21M→35K

21.0 - 21.8 mi

Top 95%
×7stories
+17ft-86ft

Overall

25192

Males

14412

M70-74

14412

35K→23M

21.8 - 23.0 mi

Top 94%
×5stories
+23ft-63ft

Overall

24972

Males

14329

M70-74

14329

23M→24M

23.0 - 24.0 mi

Top 94%
×6stories
+12ft-82ft

Overall

25093

Males

14338

M70-74

14338

24M→40K

24.0 - 24.9 mi

Top 96%
×1story
+6ft-20ft

Overall

25578

Males

14592

M70-74

14592

40K→25.2M

24.9 - 25.2 mi

Top 99%
×1story
+13ft-16ft

Overall

26439

Males

15060

M70-74

15060

25.2M→Finish

25.2 - 26.2 mi

Top 100%
×2stories
+22ft-21ft

Overall

26502

Males

15095

M70-74

15095

Passing Analysis

Category:
Athletes Passed
422
Passed By
4574
Net Change
-4152
SegmentAthletes PassedPassed ByNet ChangeStart RankEnd Rank
Start → 5K----#19029
5K → 10K411288-1247#19029#20276
10K → 15K50607-557#20276#20833
15K → 20K87343-256#20833#21089
20K → Half2145-24#21089#21113
Half → 25K88120-32#21113#21145
25K → 30K54295-241#21145#21386
30K → 20M17322-305#21386#21691
20M → 21M32109-77#21691#21768
21M → 35K3230-227#21768#21995
35K → 23M12276-264#21995#22259
23M → 24M8193-185#22259#22444
24M → 40K4216-212#22444#22656
40K → 25.2M1161-160#22656#22816
25.2M → Finish4369-365#22816#23181
TOTALS4224574-4152
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