The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Dawson finished 1,579th of 1,588 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2025, in 2:28:04.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 8:55 slower than the median. A harder second half: 20:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:25 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
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 11:55Running 1 6:59v median +3:20
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Block 02 10:56Running 2 7:05v median +2:00
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Block 03 15:43Running 3 8:01v median +2:37
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Block 04 19:28Running 4 7:59v median +2:35
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Block 05 16:12Running 5 9:13v median +3:35
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Block 06 12:26Running 6 8:36v median +3:07
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Block 07 22:57Running 7 9:02v median +3:32
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Block 08 29:11Running 8 14:26v median +9:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.