The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Glasgow 2024, Archie Axten crossed the line in 1:15:01: 329th of 1,784 men, faster than 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:30 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Glasgow cost the whole field time: about 0:32 more than the average race this season, going by 1,134 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 3:53v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 3:59v median −0:52
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:28v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 4:32v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:52v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:36v median −0:41
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:34v median −0:43
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 4:50v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1766
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,766 men who finished.