The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark E Smith finished 561st of 613 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2026, in 1:56:20.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:36. A harder second half: 6:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:13, behind 90% of the field.
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 10:55Running 1 5:56v median +1:01
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 5:43v median +0:55
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 6:27v median +1:18
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Block 04 14:42Running 4 6:26v median +1:14
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:38v median +1:19
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Block 06 11:17Running 6 6:54v median +1:41
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Block 07 15:48Running 7 7:02v median +1:52
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Block 08 20:18Running 8 9:30v median +3:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.