The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:47 at Glasgow 2026 put Matthew Howard 309th of 595 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:21. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:25 faster at Glasgow 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:19v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:36v median −0:30
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 4:44v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 4:52v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:53v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 4:46v median −0:26
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Block 08 15:10Running 8 5:31v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
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.