The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:48 at Glasgow 2025 put Martin Buchanan 305th of 1,445 men in the Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 67% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Glasgow ran fast: the 2,108 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:54 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:25Running 1 3:06v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:24v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:42v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:34v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:46v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:45v median −0:41
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:46v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 3:48v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1438
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,438 men who finished.