The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Ovenden finished 1,177th of 1,452 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2026, in 1:40:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:46 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
That was 1:01 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:36v median +0:43
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 5:29v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 5:29v median +0:21
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Block 04 13:37Running 4 5:28v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:39v median +0:23
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 5:27v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 5:29v median +0:19
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Block 08 16:09Running 8 6:16v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.