The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricky Armstrong finished 1,039th of 1,588 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2025, in 1:29:02.
The runs carried this race: faster than 47% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:09. A harder second half: 1:14 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 8:27Running 1 3:40v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:07v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:37v median +0:13
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 5:46v median +0:22
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:47v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:44v median +0:15
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 5:51v median +0:21
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 4:52v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.