The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:47 at Glasgow 2026 put David Gibson 310th of 595 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:52. A harder second half: 5:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:56Running 1 4:39v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:36v median −0:12
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:46v median −0:20
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 4:51v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:55v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:50v median −0:20
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Block 07 13:13Running 7 5:00v median −0:12
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 6:01v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.