The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Glasgow 2025, Matty Taylor crossed the line in 1:20:28: 711th of 1,445 men, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Glasgow gained about 0:54.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:36v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 6:24v median +1:04
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 6:00v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:54v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:42v median +0:16
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:33v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 4:39v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.