The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:26 at Glasgow 2025 put Gemma Melrose 638th of 830 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:48 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 4:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Glasgow gave the field time back: about 1:06 faster than the average race this season, by 891 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:32Running 1 7:16v median +3:07
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Block 02 9:37Running 2 7:34v median +1:42
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Block 03 14:22Running 3 8:58v median +2:51
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 3:52v median −2:16
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Block 05 14:32Running 5 9:01v median +2:39
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 8:35v median +2:21
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Block 07 12:51Running 7 8:43v median +2:29
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Block 08 15:31Running 8 9:55v median +4:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 825
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 825 women who finished.