The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cillian O'Briain finished 767th of 1,445 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2025, in 1:22:10.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:36 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:02 faster at Glasgow 2025 than at Manchester 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:52v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:25v median +0:26
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:36v median +0:16
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:45v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 6:01v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 6:02v median +0:36
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 6:01v median +0:34
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 4:58v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.