The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathew Houghton finished 344th of 595 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2026, in 1:26:58.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:10 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:31 faster at Glasgow 2026 than at Birmingham 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:53v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:54v median −0:12
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 4:56v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:07v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:03v median −0:07
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Block 07 13:41Running 7 5:10v median −0:02
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 5:58v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.