The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Glasgow 2026, Neil Emslie crossed the line in 1:22:00: 269th of 595 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:52 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Glasgow 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 2:25 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:21v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:40v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:42v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:49v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:43v median −0:27
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 4:50v median −0:22
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 5:41v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 547
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 547 men who finished.