Boston Marathon 2014
Boston · April 21, 2014 · 31,925 finishers
- Where the field cracked
- 30 km
- Negative splits
- 2.5%
- Median finish
- 3:52:24
- Finishers
- 31,925
Largest drop in pace between two mats.
Share of the field that ran the second half faster.
Fade, by finish time
Fade tracks ability, so a single field-wide median would compare you against people running a different race. Each band below is the median for runners who finished near your time.
| Band | Median fade |
|---|---|
| <3:00 | 5.2% |
| 3:00-3:30 | 8.6% |
| 3:30-4:00 | 12.2% |
| 4:00-4:30 | 17.3% |
| 4:30-5:00 | 22.1% |
| >5:00 | 26.9% |
Race conditions
- Temp.
- 7.8°C – 18.1°C
- Humidity at peak
- 34%
- Wind
- 8 km/h – 18 km/h
Temperature ran from 7.8°C to 18.1°C. At its hottest, the air was at 34% humidity.
Hour by hour
| Hour | Temp. | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 7.8°C | 66% | 8 km/h |
| 10:00 | 10.3°C | 55% | 9 km/h |
| 11:00 | 12.6°C | 47% | 10 km/h |
| 12:00 | 14.5°C | 41% | 10 km/h |
| 13:00 | 16.0°C | 38% | 11 km/h |
| 14:00 | 17.0°C | 37% | 12 km/h |
| 15:00 | 18.0°C | 33% | 14 km/h |
| 16:00 | 18.1°C | 34% | 16 km/h |
| 17:00 | 17.4°C | 39% | 17 km/h |
| 18:00 | 15.9°C | 49% | 16 km/h |
| 19:00 | 13.4°C | 59% | 18 km/h |
Hourly data from open-meteo. Peak wind 18 km/h. Times in the race's own zone.