The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Farrelly finished 454th of 613 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2026, in 1:37:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:23 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:27 faster at Glasgow 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:19v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:46v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:01v median −0:08
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 5:16v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:47v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:05v median −0:08
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Block 07 13:21Running 7 5:58v median +0:48
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Block 08 19:33Running 8 7:28v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 587
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 587 men who finished.