The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:55 at Glasgow 2025 put Richard Smith & Gary Walsh 591st of 947 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:12 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Glasgow ran fast: the 1,499 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:58 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:46v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:19v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 6:15v median +0:54
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:52v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:39v median +0:08
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 5:18v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 5:23v median −0:07
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 3:54v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 938
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 938 men's teams who finished.