The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Glasgow 2025, Matt Shelper crossed the line in 1:18:21: 592nd of 1,588 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:07Running 1 3:52v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:11v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 5:14v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:17v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:10v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 5:07v median −0:23
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 4:12v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.