The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma McLeish finished 551st of 1,084 women in the Open division at Glasgow 2026, in 1:35:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:24. A harder second half: 1:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:05 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 10:51Running 1 5:08v median −0:37
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:09v median −0:31
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:35v median −0:22
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 5:49v median −0:09
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:01v median −0:04
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:46v median −0:11
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:48v median −0:07
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 6:41v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1054
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,054 women who finished.