The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Glasgow 2026, Sam Askew crossed the line in 1:09:33: 190th of 1,452 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:13, was faster than 95% of the field.
That was 0:54 off the time at Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:01v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:33v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:25v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:32v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:31v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:28v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 5:04v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1381
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,381 men who finished.