The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Glasgow 2023, Gary Christie crossed the line in 1:23:03: 444th of 974 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:04. The race faded late: the second half went 3:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Glasgow gained about 1:00. Gary Christie's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:09v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:20v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:25v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 4:28v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:47v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:05v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:03v median +0:07
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:14v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 948
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 948 men who finished.