The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:54 at Glasgow 2025 put Iwan Smith 757th of 1,588 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 6:24 faster at Glasgow 2025 than at Madrid 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:29v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:49v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:10v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:04v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:07v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:05v median −0:24
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 5:12v median −0:18
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 4:11v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.