The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Walsh finished 980th of 1,452 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2026, in 1:32:03.
The runs carried this race: faster than 55% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:56 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:07Running 1 5:06v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:45v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:47v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 4:55v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:02v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:07v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:16v median +0:06
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Block 08 16:57Running 8 5:54v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.