The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Gilligan finished 426th of 595 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2026, in 1:34:35.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:36 faster at Glasgow 2026 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:29v median +0:41
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:53v median +0:47
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Block 04 12:36Running 4 6:08v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:33v median +1:16
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:01v median +0:51
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 6:08v median +0:56
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Block 08 15:43Running 8 7:24v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.