The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Trotter finished 1,034th of 1,588 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2025, in 1:28:57.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:31 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 9:56Running 1 5:41v median +2:02
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:27v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:46v median +0:22
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 5:52v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 6:10v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:03v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 6:14v median +0:44
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Block 08 14:20Running 8 7:43v median +2:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.