The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Iain-Hamish Paton finished 764th of 1,588 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2025, in 1:22:06, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:15. A harder second half: 2:38 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 8:38Running 1 3:40v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:42v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:01v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:39v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:48v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:56v median −0:33
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 4:53v median −0:37
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 5:48v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
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.