The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Summers finished 1,562nd of 1,784 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2024, in 1:46:54.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 7:54 faster at Glasgow 2024 than at Dublin 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:03Running 1 5:26v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:25v median +0:34
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Block 03 13:35Running 3 8:23v median +3:05
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Block 04 14:57Running 4 8:08v median +2:51
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Block 05 13:37Running 5 8:47v median +3:20
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:57v median +0:40
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Block 07 15:37Running 7 8:57v median +3:40
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 6:49v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.