The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Glasgow 2024, David Cairns crossed the line in 1:17:46: 451st of 1,784 men, faster than 75% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 92% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:03 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 3:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:01Running 1 4:37v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:30v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:43v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:55v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:56v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:04v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 5:07v median −0:10
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 9:56v median +4:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
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.