The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Declan Rooney finished 818th of 974 men in the Open division at Glasgow 2023, in 1:42:49.
A station race more than a running one: 33% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:17, behind 89% of the field.
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 9:58Running 1 5:03v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:25v median +0:55
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 6:41v median +1:44
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 6:28v median +1:33
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Block 05 13:19Running 5 7:34v median +2:21
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:30v median +1:30
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 5:50v median +0:54
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Block 08 17:02Running 8 9:22v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.