The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Close finished 1,057th of 1,588 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2025, in 1:29:36.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:01, behind 85% of the field.
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 8:42Running 1 3:55v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:13v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 5:28v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:14v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:42v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:40v median +0:11
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:28v median −0:02
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 4:39v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.