The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:45 at Glasgow 2026 put Ewan McDonald 358th of 1,452 men in the Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 91% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:18 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:31 faster at Glasgow 2026 than at Glasgow 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:21v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:41v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 4:52v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:12v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:20v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:12v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 6:13v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.