The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alan Bayley finished 748th of 974 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2023, in 1:37:14.
The runs carried this race: faster than 40% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:34. A harder second half: 2:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Glasgow ran fast: the 654 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:29v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:34v median +0:04
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:00v median +0:03
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Block 04 14:09Running 4 5:04v median +0:09
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 5:47v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 5:30v median +0:30
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:17v median +0:21
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Block 08 16:37Running 8 7:25v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.