The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Glasgow 2025, Joseph Smith crossed the line in 1:13:34: 363rd of 1,588 men, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:43, was faster than 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Glasgow gained about 0:54. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Joseph Smith.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 2:47v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 3:55v median −1:10
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:17v median −1:07
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:14v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:28v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:23v median −1:06
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 4:34v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 3:46v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1578
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,578 men who finished.